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IF ONLY PRIESTS WERE TERRORISTSCatalyst June Issue 2013
It is only right that people as diverse as Boston Archbishop Sean O’Malley, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Rep. Keith Ellison have called on Americans not to blame all Muslims for the behavior of the two Muslim terrorists who bombed Boston. Others, however, have gone way beyond this call for restraint. The Wall Street Journal ran a piece yesterday... [Read more...]
CMU APOLOGIZES FOR “NAKED POPE”Catalyst June Issue 2013
A female student at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) dressed as the pope while appearing naked from the waist down at the annual art school parade. Her pubic hair was shaved in the shape of a cross; she passed out condoms to the public. Administrators are reviewing this incident to see “if our community standards or laws were violated.” At that... [Read more...]
NEWARK PRIEST RESIGNSCatalyst June Issue 2013
Father Michael Fugee recently admitted to violating his agreement with the Newark Archdiocese and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office; thus, his decision to step down. His dishonesty is appalling. Moreover, he has clearly impugned his character. In a May 1 report, Catholic League president Bill Donohue said, “What is really going on here is an... [Read more...]
STAR-LEDGER’S WAR ON ARCHBISHOP MYERSCatalyst June Issue 2013
The following is an excerpt from a report by Bill Donohue on the Newark Star-Ledger’s war on Archbishop John Myers; it was sent to all of the bishops. On April 28, an editorial in the Newark Star-Ledger called on Newark Archbishop John J. Myers to resign. There should be a resignation, but it should not be limited to one person: the entire editorial... [Read more...]
MODERN MARTYRDOMCatalyst June Issue 2013, Book Review
Patrick J. McNamara, Ph.D. Paul Marshall, Lela Gilbert and Nina Shea, Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2013). “The blood of martyrs is the seed of Christianity,” wrote the author Tertullian in the third century A.D. Tertullian was writing as the early Church was being persecuted by the Roman emperors. Today... [Read more...]
BID TO CENSOR PRIEST FAILS; GWU FALTERS, REBOUNDSCatalyst May Issue 2013, Front Page
On April 4, news reports said that a Catholic priest, Father Greg Shaffer, was under fire by two homosexual students at George Washington University (GWU). His crime? He holds to Church teachings on homosexuality and abortion. On the same day the story broke, Bill Donohue contacted every senior administrative official on the campus warning them of the... [Read more...]
CALIFORNIA TAX GAMECatalyst May Issue 2013, Front Page
When we learned that California lawmakers were considering whether to strip the Boy Scouts of America of their tax-exempt status in the state, Bill Donohue decided that he wanted to play this tax game as well. Here is an excerpt from his letter to Sacramento legislators: I understand that California lawmakers are weighing a decision to rescind the tax-exempt... [Read more...]
DIVERSITY OR INCLUSION?Catalyst May Issue 2013, From The President's Desk
William A. Donohue On virtually every college campus there is an office of diversity, or an office of diversity and inclusion. No candidate for an administrative post at any college can be expected to win the job unless he embraces diversity and inclusion. However, the diversity industry is not limited to higher education: diversity and inclusion managers,... [Read more...]
BILL MAHER’S UGLY HISTORYCatalyst May Issue 2013
On the March 22nd episode of HBO’s “Real Time,” Bill Maher launched one of his most obscene assaults yet on the Catholic Church. This time he attacked Pope Francis. After labeling him a “virgin bachelor,” Maher opined, “What other business could you be in where your com- pany gets caught running a child sex ring since forever and you still... [Read more...]
THE RECORD SHOWS ITCatalyst May Issue 2013
Listed below are excerpts from the report sent to Time Warner,“Bill Maher’s History of Anti-Catholicism, 1998-2013.” • October 8, 1998, “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher” [ABC], on the Catholic Church: “But Catholics nowadays are like, you know, ‘The pope says we shouldn’t do this and this, but we really wanna pick and choose... [Read more...]