Monthly Archives: June 2003

BYPASSING YALE AND NYU

By |2013-07-17T15:08:45-04:00June 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Harold Bloom is one of the most brilliant literary scholars alive. Known as the “Keeper of the Canon,” the 72 year-old Jewish atheist has decided to bequeath his priceless library and archives to a small Catholic school in Vermont, St. Michael's. Why not Yale or NYU where he teaches? Because, he says, “with rare exceptions the [...]

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NOVEL IDEAS

By |2017-03-20T17:56:21-04:00June 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Dan Brown, author of the best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code, has created quite a stir with some of his assertions. The book’s hero, Robert Langdon, is out to prove himself innocent of a murder and goes in pursuit of the Holy Grail. But what he discovers is not what legend has said. Landon discovers secrets about [...]

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ANOTHER CURIOUS SURVEY

By |2017-03-20T17:56:22-04:00June 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Taking a survey of Catholics is one of the most popular pastimes of the media. The way it works is that a series of questions are asked that seek to determine whether Catholics agree with Church teachings on a host of issues, most of which deal with sex. Then the findings become grist for talk shows [...]

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THE POLITICS OF THE HITLER MINISERIES

By |2017-03-20T17:56:22-04:00June 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

David K. Li of the New York Post had it just right when he observed last January that the Hitler miniseries, which aired May 18 and 20, “has been a public relations minefield for CBS.” From the time CBS announced it was going to do the movie, “Hitler: The Rise of Evil,” Jewish groups have been up in [...]

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MESSAGE RECEIVED

By |2017-03-20T17:56:22-04:00June 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Catholic League members often send us greeting cards they find offensive. If we agree, we contact the company that made them. If we see something really offensive, we let loose with a news release. There was no need for a news release when we saw a card made by Shade Tree Greetings, but we thought a [...]

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VOUCHERS GAIN MOMENTUM

By |2017-03-20T17:56:22-04:00June 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

All across the nation the push for school vouchers is gaining momentum. While vouchers are resisted by the public school establishment, it appears that the unions can no longer hold back the tide. The people want choices and they are growing in numbers. In New York City, where the public schools have long failed inner-city youth, [...]

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CARDINAL GEORGE IS RIGHT:

By |2017-03-20T17:56:22-04:00June 20th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on what happened yesterday at the conference of U.S. bishops in St. Louis: “Cardinal Francis George of Chicago said it best when he said, ‘What we promised to do a year ago, we’ve done.’  He added, ‘The facts are, the bishops have moved—and they’ve moved dramatically.  To come along [...]

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APPEAL TO CATHOLIC CONGRESSMEN: BLOCK RELIGIOUS PROFILING OF BILL PRYOR

By |2019-09-20T19:31:30-04:00June 18th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

On June 11, the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on the nomination of Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.  On June 26, the committee will decide whether his nomination should be forwarded to the Senate for a vote.  Catholic League president William Donohue raised some concerns over the process today: “The [...]

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AMA BACKS RESEARCH CLONING

By |2017-03-20T17:56:22-04:00June 17th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on the decision by the American Medical Association (AMA) to allow research cloning: “What is the purpose of allowing research cloning if not to allow reproductive cloning?  There is no way to gently open the door to therapeutic cloning without opening the door to wholesale abuse.  At a time [...]

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FRANK KEATING RESIGNS

By |2012-10-12T18:44:54-04:00June 16th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on the pending resignation of Frank Keating as Chairman of the National Review Board; the panel was appointed to address sex abuse by priests and diocesan reforms.  Here is the text of Donohue’s remarks: “Frank Keating’s motives are sincere but his incendiary language has impaired the credibility of the [...]

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