BIGOTED PLAYWRIGHT IS DEAD
Bill Donohue Christopher Durang died on April 2nd. In its obituary on the homosexual anti-Catholic playwright, the New York Times predictably treated him with admiration, saying he had an “impish wit.” Durang was an only [...]
RELIGIOUS EASTER EGGS OKAY UNDER G.W. BUSH
Bill Donohue The Biden administration is wrong. The media are wrong. Snopes is wrong. Politifact is wrong. They are all guilty of misinformation: Religious Easter Eggs were allowed under President George W. Bush. To see [...]
THE BUDDING RELIGIOUS TRAUMA INDUSTRY
Bill Donohue Leave it to shrinks and therapists to find new victims to treat. One of their latest discoveries are those who allegedly suffer from religious trauma. The goal is to have this declared a [...]
BLOWING UP THE DEI AGENDA
Bill Donohue DEI training (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) cost American business $8 billion a year, and while there are some signs that it is peaking, it is not for lack of trying. For example, since [...]
PROTESTERS EVICTED FROM ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL
Bill Donohue A group of protesters invaded St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City Saturday night during the Easter Mass. Standing front and center, they unfurled a banner with a depiction of an olive tree [...]
EASTER EGG ROLL CENSORS CHRISTIANITY
Bill Donohue Since 1878, American presidents have celebrated Easter by having an “egg roll” party on Easter Monday; it is held on the South Lawn of the White House. At today’s event, Biden administration officials [...]
NEW YORK WEIGHS NIXING ADULTERY LAW
Bill Donohue “Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery.” The Sixth Commandment has been encoded in civil law throughout the world, and though it has proven to be unenforceable in most instances, it has nonetheless functioned as [...]
VIOLENCE MARKS TRANSGENDER VISIBILITY DAY
Bill Donohue Transgender Day of Visibility is an international event that is held every year on March 31. This year it falls on Easter Sunday. Left-wing government officials, led by President Biden and his administration, [...]
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER IS A HATE GROUP
PART II Bill Donohue Part I of this two-part series on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) focused on six conservative organizations that SPLC falsely labels as “hate groups”; to read it click here. Part [...]
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER IS A HATE GROUP
Part I Bill Donohue There are many radical organizations in the country, but none has achieved a more inflated status than the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Its undeserved status is due to its perceived [...]
CELEBRATING OUR 50th ANNIVERSARY
William A. Donohue Fr. Virgil Blum founded the Catholic League in April 1973. On April 27, we will celebrate our 50th anniversary. Fr. Blum was a Jesuit professor of political science at Marquette University, and [...]
WHEN DISHONESTY IS THE NORM
Being ethically inconsistent is a trait that is universal, no matter how hard we try to be consistent. Usually, it doesn't matter too much, and that is because our shortcomings are limited to a small [...]
ABORTION IN THE POST-ROE ERA
William A. Donohue No institution in American history has been more resolute in its opposition to abortion than the Catholic Church. Protestants and Jews were almost in lockstep praising Roe v. Wade in 1973, largely [...]
WHY WE DID THE DISNEY MOVIE
William A. Donohue When I was in the 7th grade, I was asked by one of my nun teachers who was the person I most admired. I said Walt Disney. When asked why, I simply [...]
INTOLERANCE FOR FREE SPEECH IS SPIKING
William A. Donohue There have always been extremists on the right and the left who are completely intolerant, and while both sides need to be condemned, the real danger comes more from the left. Not [...]
ELITES DEFEND CHILD MOLESTATION
William A. Donohue While doing the research for my book, The Truth about Clergy Sexual Abuse, I came to the conclusion that many of the Church's harshest critics were phonies. They didn't care a lick [...]
BEWARE OF REPORTS ON CATHOLIC WRONGDOINGS
Bill Donohue Over the past several decades, there have been many reports on alleged wrongdoings by members of the Catholic community. Unlike most Catholics, I have had the time to read a good number of [...]
COLLAPSE OF A COMMON CULTURE
In the May issue of Catalyst, I wrote how elites in our society are bent on dividing us. This month I want to look at technology's contribution to polarization. Not to be misunderstood, I am [...]
CLARIFYING OUR ROLE
William A. Donohue Following the debacle with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, I found it necessary to write a statement that would clarify what we do. There are some conservative Catholics, and others, who think we [...]
ELITES CELEBRATE WHAT DIVIDES US
Pluralism is a good thing, just so long as it is not pushed to extremes, because when it is, it becomes a separatist threat to cultural cohesion. Unfortunately, we live in a time when our [...]
Staten Island to hold St. Patrick’s Day Parade welcoming LGBTQ groups for the first time
Bill in the News (2 CBS News NY):The larger Manhattan St. Patrick's Day parade lifted its ban on LGBTQ groups marching in 2014, but Staten Island still hasn't. We tried contacting the organizer, but there [...]
New York Cathedral Holds ‘Mass of Reparation’ After ‘Sacrilegious’ Trans Event
Bill in the News (Breitbart): “At the service, many of those in attendance dressed as hookers, danced in the aisles, sang ‘Ave Cecilia’ when ‘Ave Maria’ was sung, and shouted, ‘St. Cecilia, Mother of All [...]
Archdiocese of New York denounces transgender activist’s funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Bill in the News (FOX 5 NY): Bill Donohue, from the more conservative Catholic League writing: "...men dressed as women and women dressed as men ... At the service, many of those in attendance dressed [...]
Joe Biden: Climate Change Is ‘More Consequential’ Than Nuclear War
Bill in the News (Breitbart): “On Friday, Catholic League President Bill Donohue pointed out that the president’s assessment of the problems facing the nation is wildly out of sync with the views of ordinary Americans." [...]
Joe Biden Appoints Radical Anti-Christian Leftist John Podesta to Replace John Kerry
Bill in the News (LifeNews.com): “In the case of Podesta, not only is his fidelity misplaced, he has actively sought to subvert the Catholic Church,” Donohue continued. “To be specific, we learned in 2016 that [...]
Biden’s New Appointment ‘Aiding and Abetting Sabotage within the Catholic Church’
Bill in the News (The Washington Stand): “If a non-Catholic president chose Podesta for a senior post in his administration, we would brand it as anti-Catholic,” Donohue told TWS. “When a president who identifies as [...]
Letters: The ACLU
Bill in the News (First Things): Helen Andrews’s “What Happened to the ACLU” (December 2023) offers a cogent analysis of the ACLU’s return to left-wing politics. In the course of writing a PhD dissertation, two [...]
Catholic group demands MSNBC apologize for Joy Reid’s ‘white Christians’ comment
Bill in the News (Christian Post): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, wrote a letter to MSNBC President Rashida Jones and Comcast President Michael Cavanagh Wednesday. Donohue’s letter comes [...]
Catholic League Hits MSNBC for Smearing Christians
Bill in the News (Newsmax): Catholic League President Bill Donohue on Wednesday slammed MSNBC for "recent anti-Christian attacks" by network hosts and guests, calling for a "vigorous network response." In a letter to MSNBC President [...]
Catholic League Forum: 2023 Year in Review
In this episode of Catholic League Forum Catholic League president Bill Donohue and director of communications Mike McDonald give an overview of the 2023 Year in Review highlighting the major victories the League has had [...]
Special Reports
SURVEY OF CATHOLICS IS MOSTLY PROMISING
Bill Donohue The Catholic League commissioned McLaughlin & Associates to do a national survey of Catholics. From September 3-12, they polled 800 Catholics in an online survey. What follows is an abbreviated analysis of what [...]
CHURCH VANDALISM
Over the past few years, beginning with the urban riots that took place in 2020, there was a rash of anti-Catholic crimes across the nation. Monuments were destroyed, iconic statues were bludgeoned, gravesites were desecrated, [...]
COLUMBUS BASHING IS UNWARRANTED
In recognition of Columbus Day, we are offering a three-part series on this subject. In the first part we will address the origins of the assault on Columbus. In the second part, we will offer [...]
TRANSGENDER REPORTS ARE STARTLING
Bill Donohue Now that the new school year is upon us, it is important for parents to understand how the sexual engineers in education are trying to program students into accepting gender ideology. To that [...]
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S POLICIES: DEPARTURES FROM CATHOLIC TEACHINGS
This is an ongoing documentation of President Biden's policies that clash with Catholic teachings. January 9, 2024—The Biden administration rescinded a 2019 Trump administration rule that provided conscience protections to doctors and health care providers [...]
REPORT SENT TO BISHOPS ON BIDEN’S POLICY DEPARTURES
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a Catholic League report: We have prepared a report, "President Biden's Policies: Departures from Catholic Teachings," that outlines many instances where his decision-making on important moral issues is [...]
Religious Persecution in China
To read our report on human rights violations in China, click here.
Religious Liberty Actions Taken By Trump Administration
The Catholic League has tallied nearly 50 instances where President Donald Trump has embraced or advanced religious liberty. To read the full report, click here.
THE ACLU AT 100
The American Civil Liberties Union was founded by Roger Baldwin on January 20, 1920. The ACLU scheduled a Centennial Gala for March 31, 2020, but had to cancel it because of Covid restrictions. Catholic League [...]
REFUTACIÓN DEL INFORME DEL GRAN JURADO DE PENNSYLVANIA
Bill Donohue, Ph.D. Presidente Liga Católica para los Derechos Civiles y Religiosos 16 de agosto de 2018 A diferencia de la mayoría de los comentaristas y reporteros, he leído la mayor parte del informe del [...]
Annual Reports
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW Bill Donohue Victory is sweet, even if it takes what seems like an eternity to secure. In January, we protested the most obscene anti-Catholic [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW Bill Donohue "The election of Donald Trump may signal a change for the better on religious liberty issues. We will know in due course." [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW
Bill Donohue Twenty years ago, I wrote that "the most invidious form of anti-Catholicism is that which emanates from elite circles." I also noted that "there is also a brand of anti-Catholicism that comes from [...]
PREFACE
By any index, we had a very good year in 2015. That is largely due to our employees, and to our members who make it happen. We are fortunate to have a very competent staff. [...]
Executive Summary
The Catholic event of the year—at least for Americans—was also the Catholic League event of the year, namely, the pope's historic visit to Washington, D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. Pope Francis electrified the nation, [...]
Activist Organizations
January In 2013, Rebecca Randles, an attorney who works with supreme Catholic-suing lawyer Jeffrey Anderson, sued Bill Donohue and the Catholic League for allegedly libeling a man who had made accusations against a priest in [...]
The Arts
March Grants Pass, OR – Jim Ingraham's picture was selected as the Caveman Camera Club's image of the month for March. Given the theme of "contradiction,'' Ingraham shot a photograph he titled "Bad Nun." The [...]
Charlie Hebdo Controversy
A week into the new year saw the horrible death of 12 people, most of whom worked at the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo; a police officer was among the dead. The weekly publication is [...]
Education
February 9 Yulee, FL – A student at Yulee High School ended the school's morning announcement with "God Bless America." This caused the American Humanist Association to contact the school and the Nassau County School [...]
Government
February 3 Gresham, OR – The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries found Aaron and Melissa Klein, who run a bakery, guilty of discrimination for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple [...]
Most Shared Posts
COMBATING TRANSGENDERISM; VICTIMS ABOUND
This is the article that appeared in the April 2024 edition of Catalyst, our monthly journal. The date that prints out reflects the day that it was uploaded to our [...]
IRISH EPIPHANY?
Is Ireland witnessing an epiphany, or was the recent pro-family vote an anomaly? On March 8, Irish voters overwhelmingly voted "No" on two initiatives that could have changed the country's [...]
BIGOTRY AND DISHONESTY ARE COMMONPLACE
This is the article that appeared in the April 2024 edition of Catalyst, our monthly journal. The date that prints out reflects the day that it was uploaded to our [...]
THE POLITICS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
Fr. D. Paul Sullins For years, as a faithful Catholic social scientist, I have experienced embedded, irrational opposition to the expression in scientific settings of evidence and truths that support [...]
