An abortion clinic in West Palm Beach, Florida, is distributing anti-Catholic literature sponsored by the Catholic bashing group, Catholics for a Free Choice. Father Thomas Euteneuer of Holy Cross Catholic Church brought this issue to our attention, but neither he nor the Catholic League have succeeded in getting the clinic’s director, Mona Reis,... [Read more...]
“ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER” RIPS NUNS
The nun that is featured in the new movie, “All About My Mother,” is pregnant. She’s also HIV-positive. The film, we are certain, was designed to offend. We know that because it is the creation of a Catholic-bashing director from Spain, Pedro Almodovar. “All About My Mother” was described by one reviewer as “a loose homage... [Read more...]
ANTI-CATHOLICISM AT THE END OF THE CENTURY
The new millennium actually doesn’t begin until the year 2001, but I don’t want to quibble with conventional wisdom, so I’ll pretend that we are now finishing the 20th century. The serious question that needs to be addressed is, “What is the state of anti-Catholicism at the end of the century”? There are two genres of anti-Catholicism,... [Read more...]
ANTI-CATHOLICISM DRAWS ATTENTION
Five presidential candidates, Gary Bauer, Pat Buchanan, George W. Bush, Steve Forbes and Alan Keyes spoke out this fall condemning anti-Catholicism. What got all their attention was the Brooklyn Museum of Art exhibition, “Sensation”; the dung and pornographic splattered portrait, “The Holy Virgin Mary,” was the trigger issue. On... [Read more...]
BILL MAHER SAVAGES CATHOLICISM
On the November 11 edition of the ABC show, “Politically Incorrect,” host Bill Maher interviewed “Dogma” director Kevin Smith. In doing so, Maher blasted Catholics: “Catholics practice what they want to practice. They go to see the Pope ‘cause he’s a big celebrity, but they go home and they masturbate, they practice... [Read more...]
BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART EMITS NEW STENCH
In a front-page story in the New York Times, it was revealed that unethical practices have colored the “Sensation” exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. The director of the museum, Arnold L. Lehman, pressed both Charles Saatchi, the owner of the art, and Christie’s, the prestigious auction house, for financing (the latter was given... [Read more...]
“CORPUS CHRISTI” RETURNS
The Terence McNally play about a promiscuous gay Jesus, “Corpus Christi,” has resurfaced in Denver, Houston, Santa Ana, Edinburgh and London. The Catholic League led a protest in New York last fall when the play opened at the Manhattan Theatre Club; we drew 2,000 protesters to a rally against the play on opening night. The play no sooner... [Read more...]
DALLAS CHAPTER PROTESTS “DOGMA”
Charles Helms and Jodie Thompson of the league’s Dallas chapter met with senior officers of Cinemark USA, the nation’s fifth largest theater chain, to protest the showing of “Dogma.” The movie, which opened Nov. 12, was shown for the last time on Thanksgiving Day in Cinemark theaters nationwide. Read More →
“DOGMA” IS A DUD
When “Dogma” opened on November 12, William Donohue and Patrick Scully went to see it. Here are the comments that Donohue released to the press about the movie: “The most extensive laughter was when the sarcastically-written disclaimer appeared on the screen. Once the film began, that was just about it. Never in my life have I attended... [Read more...]
EDUCATING AN EDUCATOR
The State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz is headed by President Roger Bowen. He got into the newspapers last year when he defended a pornographic showcase on his campus called “Revolting Behavior: The Challenge of Women’s Sexual Freedom.” Among other things, the sex conference featured a sex-toy sale, a round-table conversation... [Read more...]