On February 28, J.J. Toland, communications manager for Vermont's Sugarbush Resort, sent an e-mail to his mailing list that offended many Catholics. Titled "March Snow is on the Way," Toland's letter ended with remarks about current skiing conditions. But it opened with two paragraphs bemoaning the "psychological" punishments he received as a student at the hands [...]
Just before we went to print with our last issue of Catalyst, news reports exploded with accounts of the resignation of Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan from the John Edwards presidential campaign. While we were able to feature this story on our front page, there was a lot of fallout from this issue that we were not [...]
The following is a list of books, articles and television shows that have called into serious question the core beliefs of Christianity during the Lenten season. No other religion is subjected to such scrutiny and none other has its central tenets questioned during its holy days. 2007 ● "Titanic" director James Cameron and TV-director Simcha Jacobovici [...]
In today's New York Times, about Rosie O'Donnell: "'She’s offended a lot of people,' Mr. Donohue said. 'She’s a train wreck.'"
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on the news that Rosie O’Donnell is leaving “The View” in June: “O’Donnell says she’ll return as a guest co-host and is ‘not going away.’ Neither is the Catholic League. No matter how many times Barbara Walters tried to distance herself today from the alleged bickering between O’Donnell and [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented on today’s edition of the ABC show, “The View”: “Two angry ex-Catholics, Rosie O’Donnell and Joy Behar, teamed up with Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a self-described ‘Christian,’ to mock the Catholic Church once again on a show run by a Jew, Barbara Walters. Walters professed ignorance today about all matters Catholic, but [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer’s decision to introduce a bill that would legalize gay marriage; the bill is expected to be submitted in a few weeks: “On February 1, just one month after Eliot Spitzer became governor, I wrote a news release congratulating the new governor on [...]
Click here to read University of Chicago law professor Geof Stone's take on the Supreme Court upholding the ban on partial-birth abortion. According to Stone, "Here is a painfully awkward observation: All five justices in the majority in Gonzales are Catholic. The four justices who are either Protestant or Jewish all voted in accord with settled precedent. [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on those who are unhappy with Catholics on the Supreme Court: “On Wednesday, when the U.S. Supreme Court said no to partial-birth abortion, I wrote, ‘We are waiting for the anti-Catholic bigots to go bonkers over the fact that all five of the justices who voted against infanticide are [...]
On today’s edition of the ABC show, “The View,” the discussion turned to the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday affirming the partial-birth abortion ban. In an angry tone, Rosie O’Donnell asked, “You know what concerns me? How many of the Supreme Court judges are Catholic, Barbara?” Walters responded, “Five.” O’Donnell: “Five. Five are Catholic. Separation of church [...]
