Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) new Senior Advisor for Religious Outreach, Rev. Brenda Bartella Peterson: “We know that Rev. Peterson wants ‘under God’ thrown out of the Pledge, and that she believes ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ means paying taxes. Now we will show the positions of the Clergy Leadership [...]
Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on the resignation of Rev. Brenda Bartella Peterson as the Senior Religion Advisor to the Democratic National Committee (DNC): “Rev. Peterson told Religion News Service that ‘it was no longer possible for me to do my job effectively.’ The Washington Post added today that her decision was made ‘after the New [...]
Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC), directed by Frances Kissling, is known for its abortion advocacy and anti-Catholicism. Over the summer, it descended to new lows. According to the Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute, at an economic summit on Latin America held in Puerto Rico in July, CFFC operatives “sought the intercession of the Blessed [...]
Paula Fredriksen, the Jewish professor from Boston University who predicted that "The Passion of the Christ" would lead to violence against Jews, was recently asked to explain why not one act of violence was reported anywhere in the world. She says she’s still not wrong, and that’s because she has now decided to redefine violence as [...]
At its annual convention over the summer, the American Psychological Association (APA) endorsed homosexual marriage. The decision, made by the APA’s Council of Representatives, commits the organization to supporting gay marriage. Within the APA, it was the Working Group on Same-Sex Families and Relationships that developed the approved statement. This group is headed by Armand Cerbone, [...]
In a syndicated column over the summer, gossip columnist Liz Smith said that the affair between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky reminded her of the affair between John F. Kennedy and Judith Exner. Noting that Smith identified JFK’s lover as “the Catholic Judith Exner,” we commented as follows to the press: “We’re disappointed that the lesbian [...]
The Church That Forgot Christ By Jimmy Breslin. Free Press. 239 pp. $26 Reviewed by Kenneth Woodward Ostensibly, this is a book about the clergy abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church. But like everything Breslin writes, it is really about himself. Or rather, it is about him writing a book about clergy abuse. He wants [...]
by Rodney Stark (Catalyst 9/2004) Popular lore, movies, and children’s stories hold that in 1492 Christopher Columbus proved the world is round and in the process defeated years of dogged opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, which insisted that the earth is flat. These tales are rooted in books like A History of the Warfare of Science [...]
by Kenneth Woodward (Catalyst 9/2004) Ostensibly, this is a book about the clergy abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church. But like everything Breslin writes, it is really about himself. Or rather, it is about him writing a book about clergy abuse. He wants us to know that he has lost faith in the church of [...]
The Mel Gibson movie, “The Passion of the Christ,” has been available on DVD for less than three weeks and already it has sold 9 million copies, breaking all previous records. But not everyone is happy: noting its DVD/VHS release, about 100 theologians have now signed a statement condemning the film for being anti-Semitic. Commenting on [...]
