What His Holiness said at the White House on Wednesday was the truth, and nothing but the truth: “Any tendency to treat religion as a private matter must be resisted.” We hope all those who would like to privatize, if not censor, religion are listening. What the pope said will surely embolden millions of Catholics to [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue received a phone call today from an HBO executive regarding the league’s news release of April 14 on Bill Maher. Here is what Donohue had to say about it: “On Monday morning, we issued a news release on Maher’s vicious attack on the pope and the Catholic Church that occurred the [...]
Last night on ABC’s “Nightline,” there was a segment on the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church that focused on Chicago Archbishop Francis Cardinal George. It took him to task for the way he handled a case dealing with Rev. Daniel McCormack. Catholic League president Bill Donohue slammed “Nightline” today: “What happened last night was [...]
Yesterday, before he landed in the U.S., Pope Benedict XVI said he was “deeply ashamed” of predatory priests, adding that pedophiles would be rooted out of the Church. Today, the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is holding a press conference in Washington criticizing the pope for not doing enough. Catholic League president Bill [...]
Here is how Catholic dissidents are responding to the pope’s visit: · The National Coalition of American Nuns, a pro-abortion group, says the pope is not welcome · The Women’s Ordination Conference played a game of make-believe by having women dress up like priests to say Mass · Dignity, a group which once appointed gay rapist Paul Shanley its [...]
On his April 11 HBO show, “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the comedian went into an extended assault on Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church. For a transcript, click here. Catholic League president Bill Donohue responded as follows: “Maher’s obsession with the Catholic Church continues, only this time there isn’t enough material for him to use [...]
It was reported yesterday that on April 6, Sen. Barack Obama made the following remarks about the white working-class: “It’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” Catholic League president [...]
Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, who represents North American Orthodox synagogues as executive vice president of the Orthodox Union, dismissed the controversysurrounding the Latin version of the Good Friday prayer for the Jews. “Their prayers are their business, our prayers are our business,” the rabbi told the press. We hope everyone takes note of his sensible and considerate [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on the way the presidential candidates have handled the question of whether President Bush should attend the opening Olympic ceremony: “Regarding the propriety of President Bush attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic games, Sen. John McCain says, ‘If I were him, I’d keep all my options open.’ Which, [...]
Yesterday, the U.S. Air Force Academy decided to cancel the scheduled showing of movie clips from “Constantine’s Sword” to an audience of faculty and cadets. Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented as follows: “I am delighted that the Air Force Academy made the right decision not to show footage of this movie; the film is based [...]
