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ANOTHER PRIEST ASSUMED GUILTY
November 8, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on the suspension of Father Michael Kolodziej: Father Michael Kolodziej, a former Minister Provincial of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, has been suspended from all public ministry by the Franciscans. Furthermore, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has withdrawn his faculties so that he can no longer serve as a priest. Sounds as... [Read more...]
EMPLOYMENT BILL NEEDS REVISIONS
November 6, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on amendments to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA): The Catholic League raised serious questions about the consequences of ENDA in 2007, and while some aspects of the bill have improved, efforts to strengthen the religious liberty exemptions are badly needed. Senators Rob Portman and Kelly Ayotte have introduced an amendment... [Read more...]
MAHER BRANDS POPE A CHILD RAPIST
November 4, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on the November 1 edition of “Real Time with Bill Maher” on HBO: When a young boy recently sat in Pope Francis’ chair, and the Holy Father welcomed him, the response was universally acclaimed. Well, not quite. Bill Maher is different: he hates Catholicism with a passion, and that is why he showed a picture of... [Read more...]
ARMY SOLDIER’S RIGHTS RESTORED
October 31, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on a news release he wrote earlier today on an Army soldier whose religious rights were abridged: A few hours ago, we posted an open letter that I wrote to the Commander at Fort Sill, Oklahoma regarding a female Catholic soldier who was denied her right to attend Mass on Sunday on three occasions; they have a “battle buddy”... [Read more...]
ARMY SOLDIER DENIED HER RIGHTS
October 31, 2013
Bill Donohue wrote the following letter today regarding the denial of an Army soldier’s constitutional rights: Major General Mark McDonald U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence 455 McNair Avenue, Ste. 100 Fort Sill, OK 73503 Dear Major General McDonald: I have learned that a Catholic female enrolled in Advanced Individual Training has been denied... [Read more...]
THE WAR ON THE BISHOPS
October 31, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on the latest attack on a bishop: Last week, I defended St. Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt when he was being attacked by left-wing Catholics, and ex-Catholics, from the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform; the group, which rejects the Church’s teachings on sexuality, called for the Vatican to remove Nienstedt... [Read more...]
USF PROFESSOR REPRIMANDED
October 30, 2013
The University of South Florida contacted Bill Donohue today about the incident involving Dr. Timothy Weil. Weil had compared priests to feces at a recent academic forum; to read the background about this issue, click here. Donohue received a letter from Dr. Julianne Serovich, Dean and Professor, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences, wherein... [Read more...]
CAN’T OFFEND ASIANS AT ABC
October 29, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on an apology issued by ABC for a remark made by a child on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”: In a skit that aired last week, Kimmel wanted to know how children felt about the United State’s debt to China. “Kill everyone in China” one child said. Lisa Berger, ABC’s Entertainment executive vice president,... [Read more...]
BILL MAHER’S BIGOTED BASH FEST
October 28, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on last Friday’s edition of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the HBO show: Bill Maher’s latest show was a bigoted bash fest featuring Valerie Plame and Michael Moore, and, of course, himself. Al Sharpton was also one of the panelists, but he didn’t say anything untoward (regrettably, the Reverend also... [Read more...]
IN DEFENSE OF ARCHBISHOP NIENSTEDT
October 25, 2013
Bill Donohue sent the following letter today to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó, the U.S. Papal Nuncio: Your Excellency: This letter is in response to a missive sent to you by a motley group of dissident Catholics, as well as those no longer in communion with the Church, asking for the resignation of Archbishop John Nienstedt. The request is illegitimate:... [Read more...]