Monthly Archives: December 2012

TOP RELIGION STORY OF 2012

By |2017-03-20T17:51:37-04:00December 28th, 2012|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Bill Donohue comments as follows: The top religion story of 2012 was The Chronicle of Philanthropy survey of American charitable giving, “How America Gives”; it was released in August. Its central finding was that the more religious a city or state is, the more charitable it is; conversely, the more secular an area is, the more [...]

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WHY THE “WAR ON CHRISTMAS” IS LOSING

By |2019-09-19T19:08:30-04:00December 21st, 2012|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

On December 19, Newsmax published a piece by Bill Donohue [click here] offering many examples of how the anti-Christmas agenda is losing. Today he explains why: In the 1980s, when the “War on Christmas” began, everyone knew our side was on the defensive. However, in recent years it has been evident that things are turning around. [...]

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MARK THOMPSON GETS A PASS

By |2017-03-20T17:51:38-04:00December 20th, 2012|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Former BBC chief, and current New York Times company president, Mark Thompson, has been cleared of wrongdoing in the BBC case involving Jimmy Savile. Bill Donohue comments on the lengthy report that was issued on this subject yesterday: It is entirely plausible that Mark Thompson had nothing to do with spiking the BBC “Newsnight” story on [...]

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Bill Donohue Discusses War on Christmas

By |2012-12-20T15:25:26-05:00December 20th, 2012|Categories: Videos|

Watch Bill's Newsmax interview with Steve Malzberg, "Catholic League's Donohue: Secularists Fighting War on Christmas"    

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BISHOPS REFUSE TO CAVE; CRITICS GO BONKERS

By |2012-12-19T21:24:02-05:00December 19th, 2012|Categories: Catalyst, Front Page|Tags: |

Left-wing Catholics were exuberant with the election results, but their eudemonia proved fleeting: the very next week the bishops met in Baltimore where they reaffirmed their commitment to the civil rights of the unborn, the defense of marriage, and the cause of religious liberty. The Catholic League was delighted with the hierarchy’s statements. Thus those Catholics [...]

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MANGER SCENE SCENARIOS

By |2012-12-19T21:23:46-05:00December 19th, 2012|Categories: Catalyst, Front Page|Tags: |

Many members have asked for advice on how to handle attempts to censor manger scenes from public property. Here’s some straight talk. When a petition to erect a crèche on public property is denied, offer a substitute: ask if it would be okay to put a sign on the grounds where the nativity scene was to [...]

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SANDY’S UNSUNG HEROES

By |2017-03-20T17:51:38-04:00December 19th, 2012|Categories: Catalyst, From The President's Desk|Tags: |

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK  William A. Donohue In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, we need something to cheer about, especially as we approach the holiday season. I bring you good news, but first a word about some bad news. Never have I encountered more devastation to life and property from a storm than what Sandy wrought. [...]

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BBC, NYT AND SEXUAL ABUSE

By |2012-12-19T20:49:53-05:00December 19th, 2012|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

This fall the Catholic League addressed in detail revelations that the BBC knew about the exploits of child rapist Jimmy Savile [pronounced SAV-ILL], one of its most famous employees, yet spiked a report revealing what it knew; Savile died in October 2011, and a month later the exposé on him was canned. But it was not [...]

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BLACK CLOUD OVER INCOMING NYT CEO

By |2017-03-20T17:51:38-04:00December 19th, 2012|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

October 16 – Mark Thompson is slated to start next month as the new president and CEO of the New York Times Company. He comes in under a cloud of suspicion. Almost a year ago, a decision was made at the BBC to kill a “Newsnight” investigation into what is now becoming the most astonishing sexual [...]

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THE MAN BEHIND BBC/NYT NIGHTMARE

By |2017-03-20T17:51:38-04:00December 19th, 2012|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

October 17 – When Jimmy Savile died last October, he was mourned by the BBC. Mark Thompson, then the BBC’s general director, said he was “very sad” to hear of his death. But many of those who grieved would now like to strangle Savile: BBC figure Jeremy Vine said this week that Savile is “one of [...]

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