On March 11, the Catholic League went on a tear against the American Red Cross. Four hours later we got what we wanted: a reversal of its newly minted policy banning religious speech at its functions and a much-deserved apology. The pressure we put on the American Red Cross was enormous. We asked over 100 organizations to drop their support for the... [Read more...]
BILL MAHER IS OUT OF CONTROL: ABC OFFICIALS ASKED TO INTERVENE
Within the space of 48 hours, Bill Maher attacked Catholic priests in a way the Ku Klux Klan couldn’t match. On March 6, on “Politically Correct with Bill Maher,” comedian Jimmy Kimmel mocked the Immaculate Conception by saying, “God has a penis.” When the audience reacted with nervous laughter, Kimmel offered, “Oh, like... [Read more...]
CATHOLICS URGED TO BOYCOTT JEWISH MUSEUM
On March 17, New York’s Jewish Museum opened a controversial exhibit, “Mirroring Evil: Nazi Imagery/Recent Art.” Many Jews blasted the museum for displaying artwork they said trivialized the Holocaust; some called for a boycott of the museum. The museum’s curator, Norman L. Kleeblatt, defended the exhibition saying it was supposed to... [Read more...]
CBS AVERTS BIGGEST BOYCOTT IN HISTORY
When The Drudge Report website reported that CBS was giving serious consideration to replacing David Letterman with Howard Stern, we immediately responded with a threat to boycott the show’s sponsors. William Donohue told the media on March 6, “CBS is out of its mind if it thinks it can get away with moving Howard Stern into the Letterman slot... [Read more...]
CLARIFICATION
In the January/February Catalyst, several examples of anti-Catholicism on the sly were mentioned in an article by that name. One of the listings was a critical statement on thePittsburgh Post-Gazette that deserves clarification. The newspaper had reported that a nightclub, Chapel of Blues Club, was formerly a Catholic church. We questioned the tone... [Read more...]
GAINESVILLE COLLEGE REMOVES OFFENSIVE ART AFTER PROTEST
The Catholic League began its protest of an art exhibit at a Gainesville college on February 28. On March 12, we declared victory. It was on February 28 that we learned of an art exhibit at Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida; it began on February 8 and was to run through March 29. The school decided to host an exhibit by Pat Payne, “A... [Read more...]
GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL LOVES ANTI-CATHOLIC MOVIE
On February 13, director Constantin Costa-Gavras won the prestigious Berlinale Kamera award at the Berlin International Film Festival. The Greek-born French director won the prize for his latest movie, “Amen.” The film is about a German SS officer who allegedly tells a priest what was happening to the Jews during the Holocaust and the subsequent... [Read more...]
GO JOEL!
Last month we ran a story on our protest of the movie, 40 Days and 40 Nights. It features a young Catholic who gives up sex for Lent and is tempted by his ex-girlfriend. When it opened March 1, most reviewers hammered it for being a lousy flick. A few brave souls slammed it for being anti-Catholic as well. No one was better than Joel Siegel of the... [Read more...]
GREETINGS MR. ANTI-CHRIST
Not a day goes by at the Catholic League without some lunatic sending us hate mail. Our favorite crackpot mail comes from fringe Protestant groups. They generally tell us that we’re going straight to Hell because we follow the teachings of the Catholic Church. But lest we think they’re against us (why would we think that?), they hasten to add how... [Read more...]
KFI, L.A., GUILTY OF BIGOTRY, LYING, COWARDICE
On the February 12 edition of the “John and Ken Show,” a KFI radio program in Los Angeles, several bigoted remarks were made about Catholic priests. On February 14, the Catholic League called to verify the comments, but no one responded. We e-mailed KFI on February 19 asking for verification and were told that the following remarks (among... [Read more...]