Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the foes of Cardinal George Pell: The hoopla over Cardinal George Pell's first day in court, July 26, rivals the media hysteria over OJ. There is one important difference: unlike OJ, the hyperventilation over Pell is confined to select quarters. At the Melbourne courthouse there will be dozens of [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on radio station KPFA's decision to cancel an interview with English atheist Richard Dawkins: Whenever I write about Richard Dawkins, it is to criticize some anti-Catholic remark he has made. I have written a fair amount about him. Today, I am on his side. He is being denied the opportunity [...]
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Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a new survey on anti-Christian bigotry in the United Kingdom: Premier Christian Communications has released the results of a survey of 12,000 Christians in the U.K. assessing prejudice and discrimination against them. The findings are disturbing. 93% say Christianity is being marginalized in society 80% say Christianity is not [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the Catholic-Evangelical alliance: Traditional Catholics and evangelical Christians have much in common, the latest example of which happened yesterday. Following an event on July 11th where U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressed the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), ABC News, NBC News, and CNN smeared ADF, portraying it as a [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on how some in the mainstream media are smearing Alliance Defending Freedom: Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) does some of the best legal work in the United States defending religious liberty. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at one of its meetings on July 11, and some in the media treated [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on reaction to Rapper "Blac Youngsta" posting a picture of himself on Instagram as Jesus crucified: We never heard of "Blac Youngsta" before today, and we hope we won't ever hear about him again, but we are delighted to report that his "Jesus Crucified" stunt—with the caption "Hail Mary Come [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest round of attacks on Cardinal George Pell: Cardinal George Pell has acquired the services of one of the most respected lawyers in Australia, Robert "The Red Baron" Richter. One prominent lawyer from Melbourne called him "the Rolls Royce of criminal defense lawyers." We are delighted to learn [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on two TV shows that ripped Catholicism last night: The Catholic Church recently reaffirmed Church teaching on the Communion Host, stating that it must contain at least a trace of gluten. Though this teaching has nothing to do with public policy, and is therefore no one's business but that of [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an editorial in the July 10th edition of the Wall Street Journal: There is no newspaper in the country that consistently tracks school choice programs better than the Wall Street Journal. Its latest editorial on this subject is no exception: it reports on two updated studies on school vouchers [...]