The initial controversy over Sen. Barack Obama's Catholic advisors is addressed in the Catalyst article, which can be accessed by clicking here. The group's response can be found by clicking here. Please see Bill Donohue's rejoinder below. “The reason I mentioned only public officials who are part of Sen. Obama’s Catholic National Advisory Council is the same reason I chose [...]
No sooner had Barack Obama’s Catholic National Advisory Council written to Bill Donohue than Kansas City Archbishop Joseph Naumann censured one of Obama’s National Co-Chairs, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius. The Archbishop stated that the governor should not present herself for Holy Communion due to her long-time support of abortion rights. Gov. Sebelius’ support for abortion can [...]
As we reported in the May Catalyst, Lou Dobbs criticized the pope during his recent visit to the United States. In a turn of events, right before our journal hit the press, Dobbs praised the pope on his CNN show. After blasting the pope for a few days, Dobbs had finally come to grips that the pope’s [...]
Following the successful visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the United States, the media watchdog group Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) ran a story titled, “Pope Gets Pass on Church Abuse History.” The self-styled “progressive” organization claimed that during his reign as pontiff, the pope has been given a pass on his “record of downplaying [...]
On the May 14 episode of the ABC program “Boston Legal,” David E. Kelley, the show’s creator, once again displayed his hatred for Catholicism. No one in Hollywood is more fascinated—and—angry with the Catholic Church than is Kelley. The day after the show aired we hung Kelley out to dry. The episode was focused on the [...]
After a drawn-out and exhausting effort, a Long Island homeowner is once again permitted to display a statue of the Blessed Mother outside of his house. Peter Kelly, a resident of a gated community, had been barred from displaying the figure, despite the fact that his neighbors were permitted to erect such secular decorations as garden [...]
Bill Donohue Q: “Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, Who is the Happiest of Them All?” A: You are. That’s right, in general, those who are the most likely to be reading this article are the happiest of them all. The obverse is also true: The odds are that those who would never read anything associated the [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments today on the most glaring double standard among comedians: “Lewis Black’s new book, Me of Little Faith, has a chapter titled, ‘Islam. All I’m Saying Is, I Got Nothing to Say.’ The chapter is three paragraphs long, beginning with the following: ‘I have nothing to say. Nothing. And let’s leave it [...]
William Donohue June 2008 Libel laws in this country divide the population in two: private persons and public persons. Following New York Times v. Sullivan in 1964, the former category is entitled to plenty of protection while the latter is not. In other words, if someone smears the average person, he or she can sue and has a [...]
The McClatchy Company, which owns 30 daily newspapers, just completed a five-day series on the living conditions of suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the reporting was based on an eight-month investigation. It painted a negative picture. Catholic League president Bill Donohue took issue with the series: “Among the things that troubles McClatchy is ‘the [...]
