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“TESTAMENT OF MARY” CLOSES
May 6, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on “The Testament of Mary,” which ended its Broadway run yesterday: The play, based on the book by Colm Toibin, opened on April 22 and was scheduled to run through June 16. But instead of lasting 12 weeks, it lasted only two. On the day it opened, I said, “it is not easy to see who is going to be drawn to this play.” The... [Read more...]
NEWARK PRIEST RESIGNS
May 3, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on the decision by Newark archdiocesan priest Father Michael Fugee to resign from ministry: Father Fugee now says he violated 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. As I... [Read more...]
ARCHBISHOP MYERS DESERVES SUPPORT
May 2, 2013
Bill Donohue comments as follows: Yesterday, we released a report, the “Star-Ledger’s War on Archbishop Myers,” that garnered a strong response, overwhelmingly positive. However, there are a few questions that some critics have raised that deserve an answer. I wrote the report in response to a contrived story emanating from a foe of the Catholic... [Read more...]
CMU PREZ APOLOGIZES FOR “NAKED POPE”
May 2, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on the controversy at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) over a female student who dressed as the pope while appearing naked from the waist down; she shaved her pubic hair in the shape of a cross: CMU president Jared Cohon’s apology is sincere and much appreciated. A final resolution of this incident has not been made, so it is... [Read more...]
ARCHBISHOP MYERS UNDER FIRE
May 1, 2013
Bill Donohue comments as follows: Left-wing Catholics, and ex-Catholics, tried in vain to get Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph to step down, and now they have their sights set on Newark Archbishop John Myers. Their goal is to bring down a bishop—any bishop. Leading the charge against Archbishop Myers is the Newark Star-Ledger, which on... [Read more...]
CMU DUPLICITY
April 30, 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.” Bill Donohue... [Read more...]
IF ONLY PRIESTS WERE TERRORISTS
April 23, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on reactions to the Boston terrorists: It is only right that people as diverse as Boston Archbishop Sean O’Malley, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Rep. Keith Ellison call 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... [Read more...]
“700 CLUB” ERRS ON CHURCH AND HITLER
April 23, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on the April 19 episode of “The 700 Club”: In a segment titled “God and Hitler,” Gordon Robertson (son of Rev. Pat Robertson), hosted a discussion on the Catholic Church’s response to Hitler. Several errors of fact were made. 1) It is wrong to paint Hitler as a Catholic. Though he was baptized, he excommunicated himself,... [Read more...]
“TESTAMENT OF MARY” OPENS TODAY
April 22, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on The Testament of Mary: Colm Toibin’s book, The Testament of Mary, is now the subject of a Broadway play; it opens today at the Walter Kerr Theatre. There is no question that Toibin is a gifted writer, but it is not easy to see who is going to be drawn to this play, even if it runs for only 12 weeks. His novella was not written... [Read more...]
NEW BOOK ON POPE FRANCIS
April 19, 2013
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