No sooner had the World Trade Center been bombed than the public was treated to two types of “root cause” analyses of what had happened. One type was psychologistic; the other political. From a Catholic perspective, both were flawed. Catholicism places a premium on individual accountability. When we go to Confession, we say, “Bless... [Read more...]
QUOTABLE
On October 11, the Associated Press ran a story on Rent-A-Priest. The group is comprised of men who were ordained, left the priesthood and married. Some Catholics who are frustrated with Church teachings hire them to perform weddings, etc. While a married priest is still a priest according to canon law, they are denied the right to give sacraments. When... [Read more...]
SCRIPT FOR CATHOLIC LEAGUE TV AD
(Voice Over) We believe in an America where everyone can feel pride in who they are and how they worship—including those of the Catholic faith. Dubbed, “The deepest bias in the history of the American people,” anti-Catholicism remains the one prejudice free to flourish throughout our society. William Donohue We’re the Catholic League,... [Read more...]
MEDIA IGNORE SURVEY ON RELIGION AND TEEN SEX
According to a new survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, there is evidence that teenagers who are religious are less likely to have sexual relations outside of marriage. In fact, the survey found that conservative Protestant and Catholic girls delay sexual activity longer than their... [Read more...]
TOLERANCE AND RELIGION
he following is an excerpt from a new pamphlet by Toward Tradition; the organization is led by our friend, Rabbi Daniel Lapin. The pamphlet, “Terrorized by Tolerance,” was written by Adam Pruzan. It discusses how those who scream the loudest in favor of more tolerance (the Tolerance Teachers) actually abuse the word to advance their own... [Read more...]
TORN OUT OF CONTEXT
The New York Times recently ran two positive reviews of David Kertzer’s book, The Popes Against the Jews; one review was by Richard Bernstein and the other was by Garry Wills. Kertzer maintains that a long line of popes prepared the way for the Holocaust. Both men seize on the same quote taken from Kertzer to prove how malicious the Vatican was... [Read more...]
This is the revised schedule for airing of the Catholic League’s television advertisement:
MSNBC Hardball with Chris Matthews Monday Nov. 5 Tuesday Nov. 6 Wednesday Nov. 7 Thursday Nov. 8 FOX News Channel The O’Reilly Factor Monday Nov. 12 Tuesday Nov. 13 ... [Read more...]
VIDEO ALTERED
Over the past few years, we have received many complaints from New Yorkers regarding a video that all prospective jurors have to watch. The video contains a reenactment of a medieval “trial by ordeal” that reflects very badly on Catholicism. William Donohue wrote a letter of complaint to Judge Judith Kaye, chief judge of the New York State... [Read more...]
VOUCHER FOES GETTING EDGY
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to settle the voucher issue has made several foes of school choice quite edgy. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) “expressed disappointment” that the high court would even give the issue a hearing. Referring to the Cleveland voucher program, the ADL said with alarm, “The vast majority of students that... [Read more...]
WAR ON PIUS XII HITS A NEW LOW
By William A. Donohue The war on Pius XII hit a new low when Commentary magazine published a piece by Kevin Madigan in its October issue. In the article, “What the Vatican Knew About the Holocaust, and When,” Madigan argues, “The Vicar of Christ knew enough, but did not care enough, to speak more forcefully or to act more courageously... [Read more...]