Monthly Archives: September 2003

CATHOLICS RALLY TO SUPPORT BISHOP MURPHY

By |2013-07-16T21:07:36-04:00September 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre has come under attack by Voice of the Faithful (VOTF), a lay Catholic reform group organized in the wake of the sex abuse scandal. On July 24, citing a report by Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly issued on July 23, VOTF said the time has come for Bishop Murphy [...]

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“THE MAGDALENE SISTERS”: ANTI-CATHOLIC PROPAGANDA

By |2013-07-16T21:09:47-04:00September 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

"The Magdalene Sisters," a film about the alleged abuse of wayward girls by nuns in Ireland, opened at theaters over the summer. It is the creation of director Peter Mullan and it was distributed by Miramax, a company run by Harvey and Bob Weinstein. Louis Giovino, director of communications for the Catholic League, saw the movie [...]

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“COLLAPSED CATHOLIC” GETS PROMOTED

By |2013-07-16T21:11:21-04:00September 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

On July 14, the New York Times announced that Bill Keller was named its new executive editor. We immediately took note of a comment he made on May 4, 2002. "I am what a friend calls a 'collapsed Catholic'—well beyond lapsed," Keller wrote. Which explains why he got promoted.

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An Interview with Sol Stern

By |2019-09-27T17:31:18-04:00September 19th, 2003|Categories: Education, White Papers and Essays|

author of Breaking Free: Public School Lessons and the Imperative of School Choice by Louis J. Giovino (Catalyst 9/2003) Louis Giovino, director of communications, recently interviewed Sol Stern, author ofBreaking Free: Public School Lessons and the Imperative of School Choice(Encounter Books). Here is an excerpt from their exchange: Louis Giovino: Can you talk about your background? Sol [...]

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ADL SEEKS TO POISON CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS

By |2012-10-12T18:32:46-04:00September 18th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

In the September 18 edition of the Jewish Week, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) director Abraham Foxman accuses Mel Gibson of being anti-Semitic.  Foxman also attacked Gibson’s father for saying that fewer than 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust; the ADL leader imputed guilt to Mel Gibson as a result of his father’s remarks. In addition, Foxman notes [...]

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VATICAN OFFICIAL VINDICATES MEL GIBSON

By |2012-10-12T18:32:49-04:00September 18th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, an influential Vatican official, has spoken highly of the Mel Gibson movie, “The Passion.”  After seeing it in Rome, Cardinal Hoyos rejected the charge that it is anti-Semitic.  Indeed, he said it was inspiring: “I felt moments of deep spiritual intimacy with Jesus Christ.”  He encouraged all Catholic priests to see the [...]

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JUSTICE SCALIA’S CATHOLICISM COMES UNDER FIRE

By |2012-10-12T18:32:51-04:00September 11th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Michael Newdow, the atheist who wants the courts to ban the words “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance, is now seeking to bar U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia from having any say in this case.  Newdow’s court filing maintains that Scalia’s public remarks on religion disqualify him from objectively ruling on this case.  The [...]

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BRIEF BEFORE SUPREME COURT CONFRONTS ACTIVISTS WHO SEEK TO JUSTIFY BIGOTRY

By |2012-10-12T18:32:54-04:00September 11th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

A brief of amici curiae has been filed before the U.S. Supreme Court by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights in the case of Locke v. Davey.  The brief argues that it is unconstitutional for the state of Washington to disqualify a student “from an otherwise available government benefit, only [...]

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CATHOLIC BISHOPS OKAY PRO-MARRIAGE AMENDMENT

By |2017-03-20T17:56:18-04:00September 10th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Leaders of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) went on record today offering their “general support” for a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.  The amendment is being pushed by those who want to defeat attempts to codify homosexual marriage in some states. Catholic League [...]

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HOUSE PASSES VOUCHER PLAN FOR D.C.

By |2017-03-20T17:56:18-04:00September 5th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

By a narrow margin, 205-203, the House of Representatives passed legislation today that permits vouchers for poor District of Columbia students; four Democrats joined 201 Republicans in approving the bill.  The Senate will now consider similar legislation. Catholic League president William Donohue addressed this issue today: “This is a significant victory for those who truly seek [...]

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