Monthly Archives: May 2005

HIGH COURT UPHOLDS PRISONERS’ RIGHTS

By |2019-09-20T19:00:00-04:00May 31st, 2005|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the religious liberty rights of prisoners.  Catholic League president William Donohue applauded the ruling: “The Catholic League frequently receives complaints from Catholic prisoners who maintain that their religious-liberty rights have been violated.  We probe each case separately seeking to verify the authenticity of the complaint.  In [...]

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BILL DONOHUE’S LETTER TO SUMNER REDSTONE

By |2019-09-20T19:00:33-04:00May 27th, 2005|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Mr. Sumner Redstone CEO, Viacom 1515 Broadway New York, New York 10036-5794 Dear Mr. Redstone: “Mother F--king Teresa.”  [In the letter, the full word was spelled.]  That’s what Showtime’s Penn and Teller called Mother Teresa on shows that aired May 23, 24 and 27.  From beginning to end, the episode, “Holier Than Thou,” derided Mother Teresa, [...]

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CATHOLIC LEAGUE PRESS CONFERENCE

By |2017-03-20T17:55:38-04:00May 25th, 2005|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

On May 26, the Catholic League will hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. outside the Marriott Marquis Hotel on Broadway and 46th Street in New York City.  The press conference will address the vile assault on Mother Teresa that Showtime aired this week in its “Holier Than Thou” episode of Penn and Teller; Showtime is owned [...]

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“MOTHER F—KING TERESA” COURTESY OF VIACOM

By |2019-09-20T19:01:30-04:00May 25th, 2005|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president William Donohue wrote the following today: “In the 12 years that I have been president of the Catholic League, I have never witnessed a more vicious attack on Catholicism than what appeared this week on the Showtime program, ‘Penn and Teller.’  The episode, ‘Holier Than Thou,’ was a frontal assault on Mother Teresa [...]

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STEM CELL BILL SKIRTS REAL ISSUE

By |2017-03-20T17:55:39-04:00May 25th, 2005|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on the passage yesterday of a House bill authorizing an expansion of federal funds for new embryonic stem cell research: “Those who voted for the bill sponsored by Reps. Mike Castle and Diana DeGette are quick to emphasize that the legislation is tightly drawn: it will only affect some [...]

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LOS ANGELES TIMES WRITER SPEWS HATE

By |2012-10-12T17:16:33-04:00May 24th, 2005|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president William Donohue wrote the following news release in response to columnist Robert Scheer’s latest piece: “In today’s article, Los Angeles Times op-ed page writer Robert Scheer manages to mangle the facts and distort the truth about both the Catholic Church and homosexuals.  He does so because he is full of hate. “He dubs the Catholic [...]

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GEORGE SOROS BASHES CATHOLICS

By |2012-10-12T17:16:34-04:00May 19th, 2005|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on the slanderous attack by MoveOn.org against Catholics: “The PAC arm of MoveOn.org, the Internet-based organization funded by George Soros, made a despicable statement on its website yesterday against the pope and American Roman Catholics (it has since been removed).  As part of its campaign protesting Republican efforts to [...]

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WHY WE WILL NOT SUE SAN FRANCISCO

By |2012-10-12T17:16:34-04:00May 16th, 2005|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president William Donohue explained today why the Catholic League has decided not to sue the city of San Francisco: “On May 10, the San Francisco board of supervisors unanimously passed a gag rule that violates the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech.  Aaron Peskin, one of the board members who advocates banning free [...]

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POPE BENEDICT XVI

By |2013-05-31T18:38:14-04:00May 13th, 2005|Categories: Catalyst, Front Page|Tags: |

Orthodox Catholics have cause for great celebration—the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger on April 19 as our new Holy Father sends an unmistakable message: the College of Cardinals wants a man who will continue the theological legacy of Pope John Paul II. There can be no greater tribute to John Paul the Great than this. In [...]

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