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FACTS ABOUT PRIESTLY SEXUAL ABUSE
December 6, 2013
Now that Pope Francis has set up a commission to study priestly sexual abuse, Bill Donohue urges reporters to get their facts straight: Myth: Children have been the main victims of priestly sexual abuse. Fact: Since more than 95 percent of all the victims of priestly sexual abuse, as reported by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, are not... [Read more...]
BIGOTED PLAY OPENS IN OKLAHOMA CITY
December 4, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on a play set to open in Oklahoma City: “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told” opens tomorrow at the Oklahoma City Civic Center; it lasts until Dec. 22. When it opened in the East Village in New York in 1998, I said, “it sounds like a routine homosexual play: full-frontal male nudity, filthy language, discussions... [Read more...]
POPE BRANDED GAY PERVERT
December 4, 2013
Last night’s edition of “Chelsea Lately” on E! was particularly vicious. The pretext to the vulgar comments made by Chelsea Handler, and guests Dan Levy and Josh Wolf, was the news that Pope Francis was once a bouncer, and rumors that he sneaks out at night to feed the poor. Handler: “It’s a very popey thing to do, to help... [Read more...]
WHY ACLU IS SUING USCCB
December 3, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on the lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB): In 2010, a pregnant woman went to a Catholic hospital after her water broke. She later claimed that she was never appraised of possible dangers to her health, and the option of choosing an abortion.... [Read more...]
BOGUS CATHOLIC ENTITY RIPS RUSH
December 2, 2013
Bill Donohue responds to a CNN story on Rush Limbaugh and Pope Francis: After radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh criticized Pope Francis for statements the pope made in his apostolic exhortation, “The Joy of the Gospel,” Christopher Hale of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good attacked Limbaugh. CNN prominently carried the story. But... [Read more...]
POPE STEPS LEFT AND RIGHT
November 27, 2013
Bill Donohue has written an article for Newsmax on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, “The Joy of the Gospel.” In it, Donohue explores why the pope is neither liberal nor conservative, but simply Catholic. To read the article, click here. Read More →
VATICAN EMBASSY MOVE IS PURE POLITICS
November 26, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on the desire of the Obama administration to move the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See to the American Embassy in Italy: There are principled reasons why some might say that the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See should be moved, such as safety concerns and economic issues. But when these reasons are being promoted by an administration that... [Read more...]
CANCEL BILL MAHER
November 25, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on the November 22 edition of the HBO show, “Real Time with Bill Maher” (Time Warner is the parent company of HBO): The board of directors at Time Warner cannot distance themselves from Bill Maher any longer. On Friday night, Maher teed up Dan Savage, another anti-Catholic bigot. What happened was particularly vicious. Maher... [Read more...]
MAHER IS WORSE THAN BASHIR
November 22, 2013
Bill Donohue compares the reaction to Martin Bashir’s comments about Sarah Palin to Bill Maher’s comments about the pope and priests: MSNBC host Martin Bashir recently made an obscene comment about Sarah Palin that he has apologized for. The silence coming from MSNBC, however, is disturbing. At least Bashir apologized and is not likely to... [Read more...]
OPEN LETTER TO MSNBC
November 22, 2013
On November 19, NewsBusters ran a story on the MSNBC segment with Thomas Roberts on abortion. This occasioned Bill Donohue to write the following letter to MSNBC today: Ms. Kathy Kelly-Brown Senior Vice President, Communications NBCUniversal News Group MSNBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10112 Dear Ms. Kelly-Brown: If MSNBC wants to invite... [Read more...]