“The Children of Fatima” opened on Good Friday at Rider University in New Jersey. Written by Rider faculty member Michael Friel, the plot revolves around a Catholic schoolboy in the 1960s who fears that the world will end when the pope reveals the third secret of Fatima. According to the Princeton Packet, a local newspaper, Friel admits [...]
On March 27, in recognition of the U.S. participation in the war in Iraq, the House of Representatives voted 346-49 (with 23 voting “present”) urging President Bush to declare a day of prayer and fasting. We thought you’d like to know the names, party, state and religion of those congressmen who are afraid of prayer. So [...]
On September 26, 2000, the House of Representatives voted on the Born Alive Infants Protection Act. The bill would require doctors to give babies born alive during botched abortions the same care offered other babies. The vote was 380 to 15. Of the 15 who voted no, meaning they would allow a baby to die untreated [...]
On March 13, the U.S. Senate voted 64-33 to outlaw the practice of partial-birth abortion. Here is a list of those who opposed the ban: Representative + Party State Religion Barbara Boxer (D) CA Jewish Diane Feinstein (D) CA Jewish Christopher Dodd (D) CT Catholic Joseph Lieberman (D) CT Jewish Bob Graham (D) FL United Church [...]
In the last issue of Catalyst, we reported on the disciplining of six students from Westfield High School in western Massachusetts. Their offense? Distributing candy canes with a religious message on them at Christmastime. For this alleged infraction of separation of church and state they were suspended. Kudos to the students who sued the school, and to [...]
Catholics For a Free Choice (CFFC) recently released a new pamphlet, titled, “Catholics and Abortion: Notes on Canon Law.” Its aim is to counter “finger-pointing” and “misinformation.” No one who is familiar with Frances Kissling’s group should be surprised that the only techniques used in the pamphlet are just that—finger-pointing and misinformation. The introduction whines, “Everyone [...]
In the last issue of Catalyst, we ran a critical piece on Fox News Channel talk-show host Bill O’Reilly. After criticizing him in a news release for misrepresenting the pope, and for his harsh condemnations of the Holy Father, O’Reilly struck back at the Catholic League on two consecutive evenings. We could care less what O’Reilly [...]
On April 1, Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman Terry McAuliffe released a statement objecting to the Bush administration’s opposition to quotas. McAuliffe’s comments come on the day the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a landmark affirmative action case that affects higher education. “With this administration,” McAuliffe said, “the message to African Americans, Hispanics and [...]
Freedom From Religion Foundation is an atheist organization located in Wisconsin. It is also an anti-Catholic group that never tires of bashing the Church. Two recent examples show how debased the outfit is. It is not uncommon for states to put voting booths in churches. Though this bothers very few, there are some who are incensed [...]
Father Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. is a good friend of the Catholic League. On March 2, the Dallas Morning News published an article about him titled, “Priest plays down abuse crisis while helping clergy keep jobs.” It was written by Brooks Egerton, a staff writer for the News; he is also the past chairman of the Texas chapter of the [...]
