WHY MARRIAGE WORKS FOR WOMEN
Bill Donohue In 1928, sociologist W.I. Thomas maintained that “If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.” It is true that perceptions, no matter how false, have real life consequences. This [...]
SNOOP DOGG BLASTS QUEER KIDDIE FLICK
Bill Donohue Snoop Dogg took his grandson to see a 2022 Disney animated movie, Lightyear, and was blown away by what he saw. His grandson wanted to know how one woman can have a baby [...]
JAMES DOBSON, R.I.P.
Bill Donohue Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, has died. He was a committed evangelical, a brilliant psychologist and an influential conservative activist. He also helped build good relations between Protestants and [...]
UNMASKING ZOHRAN MAMDANI
Catholic League president Bill Donohue has written a lengthy article unmasking New York City mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani. To read it click here.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY REVISITED
Bill Donohue Many years ago I recall Daniel Patrick Moynihan saying that in the mid-1960s we had finally gotten to the point where equal opportunity was a reality for virtually all Americans. However, he said, [...]
SELLING OUT BISHOP DiMARZIO
Bill Donohue Brooklyn Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio has been sold out by the Archdiocese of Newark. The archdiocese has agreed to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars to two men who accused the bishop [...]
PROOF THAT DEMOCRATS HAVE TURNED LEFT
Bill Donohue There was a time, not long ago, when Republicans and Democrats had more in common with each other than they had with third-parties, either on the right or the left. No more. This [...]
BOOK ON CHURCH IS SERIOUSLY FLAWED
Bill Donohue This is a shortened version of an article that appears in the July/August edition of Catalyst, our journal that is available to members. Every now and then along comes a book on the [...]
WHAT CALVIN KLEIN AND AMERICAN EAGLE ADS REVEAL
Bill Donohue Calvin Klein ads that sexually exploit minors, and promote “kiddie porn,” do not bother the Left, but American Eagle’s Sydney Sweeney ad does. This tells us volumes about the way radicals think. In [...]
SIZING UP TWO MUSLIM MAYORAL HOPEFULS
Bill Donohue Young Muslim radicals running for mayor in big cities are the talk of the town in left-wing circles, and within the Democratic Party. Left-wing activists are thrilled by the news, but Democrats are [...]
KISSLING EXITS IN ANGER
William A. Donohue Frances Kissling recently stepped down as president of Catholics for a Free Choice. It was not a quiet exit. In fact, she stormed out the door in total anger. The source of [...]
TAKING ON THE CULTURAL ELITE
William A. Donohue The cultural elite reek of hypocrisy so bad it's nauseous. In this issue of Catalyst alone, there are three huge examples of just how bad this duplicity is; they involve Hollywood, CBS and the New [...]
WE DON’T HAVE TO LIE
William A. Donohue Those of us who are pro-life have two major advantages over our adversaries: a) the scientific evidence is on our side—life begins at conception, and b) we don't have to lie. It [...]
DEMANDING RESPECT
William A. Donohue The late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, was famous for his one-liner, "I don't get no respect." If many Catholics, and Protestants, feel the same way today—that we don't get the respect we're due—it [...]
ARE MUSLIMS BARBARIANS?
William A. Donohue As a trained sociologist, my academic experience leans heavily towards nurture-based explanations of human behavior. But a lot of social science scholarship has evolved since I received my doctorate in sociology from [...]
INSTITUTIONS OF “HIGHER” EDUCATION?
William A. Donohue Colleges and universities are called institutions of higher education, but it makes one wonder these days whether the appellation is warranted. Take the response we got from the University of Virginia and [...]
NICE TO KNOW WHAT OFFENDS HOLLYWOOD
William A. Donohue Mel Gibson got drunk, got behind the wheel and was arrested. What he did was irresponsible. He then blurted out anti-Semitic comments to the arresting officer, who happened to be Jewish. That [...]
RESPONSE TO THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
The editorial of June 16 taking the Catholic League to task for its New York Times op-ed page ad ("Spin without end in abuse scandal") is simply wrong on the facts. On p. 29 of the 2005 [...]
IS THE SCANDAL OVER?
William A. Donohue I won't keep you guessing: the scandal—in terms of significant numbers of molesting priests who are currently active—is over. Indeed, it's been over for years. But in terms of coming to grips [...]
“DA VINCI CODE” PEDDLES LIES
As Catholic League members know, what is most pernicious about "The Da Vinci Code" is the book upon which the script is based: the author, Dan Brown, peddles one lie after another; now his book [...]
“Catholic Connection”
Bill in the news ("Catholic Connection"): Bill discusses his new book, War on Virtue: How the Ruling Class is Killing the American Dream, with Teresa Tomeo. To listen click here.
Catholic League: Christian Persecution Worst in ‘Communist and Muslim-Run Nations’
Bill in the news (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue has decried the global growth in Christian persecution, while singling out China and Nicaragua in particular for their aggressive assault on the Catholic Church. READ [...]
“Bill Cunningham Show”
Michael McDonald in the news ("Bill Cunningham Show"): Communications Director, Michael McDonald, discusses national politics with Bill Cunningham. To listen click here.
Jews most favorably viewed religious group in U.S., Pew study says
Bill in the news (Washington Times): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, said he was not surprised by that finding. He said it was “disconcerting … that Democrats hold [...]
Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade steps off with controversy after rejecting LGBTQ+ groups again
Bill in the news (CBS News New York): ...Catholic League President Bill Donohue said in a statement, "The parade celebrates St. Patrick, not sexual orientation." READ MORE HERE
The Meat of the Matter: St. Patrick’s Day and the Lenten Fast
Bill in the news (National Catholic Register): “Some bishops have already allowed a dispensation from the Friday Lenten stricture on abstaining from eating meat, and I expect many more will do so. They all should,” [...]
“The Eric Metaxas Show”
Bill in the news (“The Eric Metaxas Show”): Bill Donohue exposes what's going on in the wonderful world of entertainment with insights from, "Walt's Disenchanted Kingdom." To listen click here.
Religious Americans Beware: Gov’t Agencies May Consider You ‘Potential Terrorists’
Bill in the news (First Liberty): The document sparked national controversy and drew sharp criticism from groups across the country. Catholic League President Bill Donohue condemned the memo, saying: “There hasn’t been a wave of [...]
‘South Park’ creators break silence on lawsuit threats after Harry and Meghan episode
Catholic League in the news (New York Post): “It was all coming from the right, we were considered counterculture,” the animators said. “The Catholic League are always on our a-s — it kind of always [...]
Traditional Catholics slam ‘appalling’ FBI report linking them to white nationalists
Bill in the news (New York Post): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, said the FBI needs better priorities. “Antifa is a threat, BLM is a threat,” Donohue said. “That’s where the FBI should [...]
Annual Reports
Activist Organizations
January 5 Michigan – Michigan Atheists director Arlene Marie admitted that a letter sent by the group to the Howell School District, which stated that the curriculum of the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public [...]
The Arts
January 17-21 Cincinnati, OH – The Annie Hendy play "The Catholic Girl's Guide to Losing Your Virginity" was performed at the Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park. The play is about a 24-year-old Catholic woman who is [...]
Business
January Los Angeles, CA – Jaguar Distribution, a company that edits movie content for airlines' onboard entertainment, edited the word "God" out of the film "The Queen." After a public outcry, unedited versions of the film [...]
Education
January Fayetteville, AR – A photo of an outhouse that looked somewhat like a church, with the caption "Jesus Saves! And this is where He does it," appeared on a University of Arkansas Press brochure enclosure. [...]
Government
January 9 Lincoln, NE – State Senator Lowen Kruse introduced a bill that sought to curb underage drinking. In addition to banning minors from consuming alcohol in their own homes, the proposed legislation extended to places [...]
Media
Books February Broadway Books released Karl Shaw's 5 People Who Died During Sex And 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists, which contained numerous dubious statements about various Catholic popes. Among the claims: John XXIII was a "former [...]
The Christmas Wars
Activist Organizations November 28 The Anti-Defamation League advised government officials on the placement of religious symbols on public grounds. One of the matters explained by ADL was “Choosing appropriate holiday symbols to decorate school grounds—among [...]
Miscellaneous
January 7 New York, NY – Two 20-year-olds and an 18-year-old were arrested for allegedly stealing statues of the Baby Jesus from nativity scenes over a two-year period. Police said they would not charge them with [...]
Cartoons
This cartoon questions whether presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Mormon faith would hinder his campaign. The Blessed Mother and God the Father are satirized, but the depiction of Jesus, relaxing on the sofa in a crown [...]
The Golden Compass
Over the summer, the Catholic League started hearing about an upcoming film called “The Golden Compass.” The film was to be based on the first book of a trilogy called His Dark Materials written by British children’s [...]
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MET MUSEUM OF ART BOWS TO MUSLIMS
The Catholic League supports the accommodation of religion, whether it be in public or private venues. But we find it bizarre, if not troubling, when venues not known to accommodate [...]
MUSLIM WOMAN QUITS TRUMP’S RELIGION PANEL
Sameerah Munshi quit President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission on March 13. She cited "two deeply troubling developments: the official removal of Carrie Prejean Boller for her deeply held beliefs about [...]
MODERN MAN’S MONSTROUS FALL
Kyle Nazareth George J. Marlin, Modern Monsters: Political Ideologues and Their War Against the Catholic Church (St. Augustine's Press) The Council of Trent, which refuted and condemned the errors of [...]
CONSERVATIVES ADOPT TRANS LANGUAGE
The AP Style Guide sets the tone for both print and electronic media, even conservative outlets are impacted. Consider what the AP Style Guide has to say on the matter [...]
