Monthly Archives: September 2011

“THE LEDGE” SELLS ATHEISM

By |2017-03-20T17:52:45-04:00September 19th, 2011|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Over the summer, the movie “The Ledge” opened in Los Angeles and New York. People of faith are used to being trashed by Hollywood, but this film was different: it was an open promotion of atheism. The characters in the movie were utterly predictable. Gavin’s loss of faith deepened after his wife blamed him when their [...]

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RAHM EMANUEL DISSES PUBLIC SCHOOLS

By |2017-03-20T17:52:46-04:00September 19th, 2011|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Every honest person knows how truly inferior most urban public schools are. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel knows this as well as anyone, which is why he decided to send his kids to a private school this fall. Not just any private school—the most prestigious, expensive school he could find—the University of Chicago Lab Schools. He is [...]

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MEDIA IGNORE CHILD SEX ABUSE

By |2017-03-20T17:52:46-04:00September 19th, 2011|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

In August, there was a day-long symposium in Baltimore held by practitioners in the field of mental health who made the case that society unfairly stigmatizes “Minor-Attracted Persons,” a.k.a. adults who are sexually attracted to kids. Run by a non-profit group, B4U-ACT, psychiatrists and others from places like Johns Hopkins, Harvard and the London School of [...]

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TIME SMEARS ENTIRE CATHOLIC CHURCH

By |2017-03-20T17:52:46-04:00September 19th, 2011|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

“Having Standard & Poor’s downgrade the creditworthiness of the U.S., and warn the country about further downgrades, is a little like having the Catholic Church lecture Scout leaders on the proper behavior toward boys.” The above quote was the first sentence in an article recently published online at the Curious Capitalist blog by Bill Saporito, assistant [...]

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ABERCROMBIE & FITCH’S RELIGION PROBLEM

By |2019-09-23T16:19:47-04:00September 19th, 2011|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

A young Muslim woman recently sued Abercrombie & Fitch after she was fired for violating the clothier’s “look policy,” which the company interpreted as not permitting Muslim headscarfs. As a private company, Abercrombie & Fitch has a legal right to determine its own policies. But from a moral perspective, what it did to this woman is [...]

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BID TO NAIL HOLY SEE FLOUNDERS

By |2013-01-03T18:32:13-05:00September 19th, 2011|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

The Vatican released documents on August 17 showing that the Holy See never had any knowledge that a priest allegedly molested a young man in Oregon in 1965. The case, Doe v. Holy See, involves the late Rev. Andrew Ronan, a Servite priest, who was moved from Ireland to Chicago to Portland, Oregon; the specific lawsuit [...]

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“BLUE BLOODS” RETURNS

By |2013-01-03T18:33:51-05:00September 19th, 2011|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

One of the few TV shows on the broadcast networks to treat Catholicism fairly is the CBS hit, “Blue Bloods,” starring Tom Selleck. Set in New York City, the show depicts how an Irish family deals with various law enforcement issues. The family-oriented program often casts a good light on Catholicism, and is fortunately returning for [...]

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FORDHAM HOSTS QUEER EVENT

By |2012-10-10T18:35:25-04:00September 15th, 2011|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

On Sept. 16, Fordham University will hold a conference on "Sexual Diversity in the Catholic Church." It is the first of a four-part series; Union Theological Seminary, Yale Divinity School and Fairfield University will also host conferences on related issues. The next one, "Pro-Queer Life," is at Union Theological on Oct. 1. Catholic League president Bill [...]

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ARCHBISHOP CHAPUT ALREADY DRAWING FLAK

By |2017-03-20T17:52:46-04:00September 14th, 2011|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , , |

Below is a statement by Catholic League president Bill Donohue: The new Archbishop of Philadelphia, Charles Chaput, hasn't been in office one week and already he is drawing flak from dissidents. On September 8, the day of Archbishop Chaput's installation, Robert Hoatson was protesting the event outside the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The Philadelphia [...]

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IRELAND LIES ABOUT THE HOLY SEE

By |2017-03-20T17:52:46-04:00September 13th, 2011|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows: On July 20, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny accused the Holy See of meddling in Irish affairs, citing the recently published Cloyne Report (an Irish government document on priestly sexual abuse in the Diocese of Cloyne) as evidence; he also said that attempts by the Holy See to [...]

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