Monthly Archives: September 2013

Don’t be shocked by Pope Francis

By |2019-09-27T16:35:36-04:00September 30th, 2013|Categories: White Papers and Essays|

This article originally appeared on CNN's opinion page (September 20, 2013). Not in my lifetime have I witnessed a pope who has so quickly succeeded in making more Catholics, and non-Catholics, hyperventilate than Pope Francis. Indeed, some are ready to jump off the bleachers. They all need to calm down. Pope Francis is delightfully frank, and [...]

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MEDIA POLITICS AND THE POPE

By |2019-09-19T18:47:02-04:00September 25th, 2013|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Bill Donohue comments on media coverage of Pope Francis: Every sentient human being knows about the published reflections that Pope Francis offered last week on a variety of subjects. But few know about other matters he recently addressed, and that is because the media are not happy with his decisions. Here are four examples. In a [...]

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INTOLERANCE MARKS BISHOPS’ CRITICS

By |2017-03-20T17:51:00-04:00September 25th, 2013|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Bill Donohue comments on reaction to the Marriage and Religious Freedom Act that was endorsed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on September 20: The USCCB, led by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone and Baltimore Archbishop William Lori, has thrown its support behind the Marriage and Religious Freedom Act that was introduced on [...]

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ARCHBISHOP MYERS ACQUIRES CO-ADJUTOR

By |2019-09-19T18:47:50-04:00September 24th, 2013|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Bill Donohue comments as follows: Newark Archbishop John J. Myers is fortunate to acquire the stellar assistance of Bishop Bernard A. Hebda. Three of Newark’s bishops, including Myers, are in their 70s, so picking up the 54-year-old Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan is a real plus. As usual, there are a few carping voices. Much is still [...]

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KUDOS TO ARCHBISHOP NIENSTEDT

By |2019-09-19T18:48:20-04:00September 24th, 2013|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Bill Donohue comments on the way St. Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop John C. Nienstedt is handling priestly misconduct: On Sunday, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced it was putting a priest on leave after a woman said he inappropriately touched her. The priest denies the accusation; the allegation was reported to the police. Yesterday, [...]

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POPE “HATES DOGMA”

By |2017-03-20T17:51:00-04:00September 23rd, 2013|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Bill Donohue discusses the way the left is responding to Pope Francis: If ever there were any doubt that the Catholic left and the secular left have much in common, it is doubted no more. Consider that Jane Fonda tweeted this weekend that Pope Francis “hates dogma,” and that today we learned from Fordham theologian Michael [...]

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Fight Abortion, With a Broader Agenda

By |2013-10-18T13:33:43-04:00September 22nd, 2013|Categories: White Papers and Essays|

This article originally appeared in the New York Times "ROOM for DEBATE" section (September 22, 2013). Pope Francis’s interview will have no effect on how American bishops engage in politics because the press has misrepresented what he said. Pope Francis wants Catholics to be politically engaged, and to be actively pro-life, but he also knows the downside [...]

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SPIN DOCTORS IN ORBIT OVER POPE

By |2017-03-20T17:51:00-04:00September 20th, 2013|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Bill Donohue comments on reaction to Pope Francis’ interview published yesterday by America magazine: Pope Francis is a reformer; he is not a revolutionary. The distinction is important. His style and tone are different, but he shares with John Paul II and Benedict XVI the same doctrinal positions, and the same vision, of the Catholic Church. [...]

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POPE COMMENTS ON ABORTION, GAYS

By |2017-03-20T17:51:01-04:00September 19th, 2013|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Bill Donohue comments on remarks by Pope Francis that were made last month in a three-part meeting in Rome with Catholic journalists; they were published today by America magazine: The New York Times issued a “Breaking News Alert,” followed by a story, “Pope Bluntly Faults Church’s Focus on Gays and Abortion.” Here is what the pope [...]

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