The in-your-face type of anti-Catholicism is, by definition, easy to spot. Not so that which surfaces on the sly. Take, for example, some recent items that were brought to my attention. · An article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette mentions that a new club, the Chapel of Blues Club, was formerly a Catholic Church. The author then proceeds to take some... [Read more...]
“JOHNNIE WALKER RED” IS NO CATHOLIC
A nominal Catholic brought up by irresponsible parents in a moral wasteland turns his back on his religion, converts to another, and commits treason. So in the eyes of the media, he’s Catholic. But not to us. Which is why we used this instance as a teaching moment. We’re talking about John Walker, the American Taliban traitor. Bill Donohue calls... [Read more...]
NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM DISCRIMINATES AGAINST CHRISTIANS
In December, the Catholic League charged the New York City school system with discrimination against Christians. It plans to sue New York once a family with children in the New York City public schools agrees to be party to the suit; this is a requirement for the league to achieve standing. Working cooperatively with the Catholic League in this effort... [Read more...]
NYC PRINCIPAL FORCED TO REVERSE DISCRIMINATORY MEMO
A New York City principal, Dr. Fran Levy, came under fire from the Catholic League when she discriminated against Christians. By putting the media spotlight on Levy, principal of PS 22 (The Thomas Jefferson Magnet School of Humanities in Flushing), we were able to force her to reverse her decision that allowed teachers to bring Jewish and Muslim religious... [Read more...]
ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE BANS SANTA CLAUS
The Catholic League triggered a media frenzy in Arizona that embarrassed its Attorney General for supporting a ban on Santa Claus in public areas of her office. It began when Gale Garriott, chief counsel of the Agency Counsel Division of the Arizona Attorney General’s office, issued a memo banning the display of Santa Claus from areas open to the... [Read more...]
CATHOLICISM TRASHED BY GREETING CARD COMPANY
Every December we uncover greeting cards that obscenely portray Christmas. In this regard, NobleWorks, a greeting card company from Hoboken, New Jersey, is arguably the worst offender. NobleWorks has two categories of greeting cards: “nice” and “Extra” (which they call “naughty”). There are no cards in the latter... [Read more...]
COURAGE REBOUNDS
Father John Harvey heads a wonderful outreach program to homosexual Catholics who want to remain faithful to the Church’s teachings on sexuality. It is called Courage. Father Harvey is testimony to the fact that the Catholic Church turns its back on no one. Unfortunately, the registry company that handled Courage’s initial website did not notify... [Read more...]
eBAY PULLS TWO ITEMS
Within five days, eBay, the online auction house, withdrew two blasphemous and obscene items from its website following a complaint by the Catholic League. The first item was called the “Weird Tattooed Jesus Statue!” It depicted Jesus with three eyes, vampire teeth and a dagger on his chest. The base was covered with roses and green painted... [Read more...]
HARVARD SHOWS INTOLERANCE TO CHRISTIANS
This past Christmas, the campus of Harvard University was dotted with cardboard Santas and menorahs and most of the University Houses had both a menorah and a Christmas tree. Noticeably absent were nativity scenes. Indeed, there was considerable controversy over the scheduled placement of a Christmas tree in Leverett House. Some students said that a... [Read more...]
HOLOCAUST LIBEL ENDS
As everyone who reads Catalyst knows, we adamantly reject the argument that Pope Pius XII was “silent” and did nothing to help Jews during the Holocaust. Indeed, our bottom line is that no one did more to help Jews. It is particularly offensive when young children are taught lies about Pius and that is why we quickly jumped on a tip given... [Read more...]