Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on today's New York Times "Arts" section: Were it any other newspaper, it wouldn't merit a response. But only a month after being justly hammered by New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, the New York Times is at it again, using its Friday "Arts" section to tweak Catholic sensibilities (Dolan registered [...]
his article can be found today on The American Spectator's website: The most accurate prognostication of the 2010 Catholic vote was made months ago when Rep. Bart Stupak (D, MI-01) decided not to run for reelection. Stupak, a "pro-life" Catholic, was the leader of a small hold-out group of House Democrats, also mostly Catholic, refusing to [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on last night's election results: For the past few decades, Catholics have decided who wins elections nationally. After the McGovernization of the Democratic Party in 1972, Catholics were left homeless: they felt betrayed by the Democrats and were leery of the Republicans; they have been up for grabs ever since. [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue looks at a front-page piece in today's New York Times on the controversy surrounding an honorary Oscar scheduled to be presented to European filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard: According to the Times article, there is "the touchy question of how to deal with newly highlighted claims that Mr. Godard, a master of modern [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Bill Maher's appearance on CNN last night: Wolf Blitzer asked Bill Maher to discuss the remarks he made last Friday night on his show about Muslims. On his HBO show, Maher expressed concerns about the popularity of naming boys Muhammad in the U.K., noting the high birth rate of [...]
Last April, the National Catholic Reporter ran a story on the so-called "Victims' Summit," a gathering of alleged victims of priestly sexual abuse scheduled to take place in St. Peter's Square on October 31. At that time, Bernie McDaid, one of the organizers, predicted they would amass 50,000 people in a massive show of anger against the Catholic [...]
