CALIFORNIA CONFESSIONAL BILL PENDING
Catholic League president Bill Donohue wrote the following letter to Assemblyman Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer today. He is chairman of the committee that is in charge of the bill. The bill would penalize priests who fail [...]
JOHN IRVING’S FICTIONAL ACCOUNT OF ABORTION
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an article by John Irving on abortion: John Irving can't stop writing fiction, even when he ventures into the world of non-fiction. His op-ed on the history of [...]
INDIANAPOLIS ARCHBISHOP TAKES STRONG STAND
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a decision by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis that is being criticized in some quarters: Indianapolis Archbishop Charles Thompson has revoked the Catholic status of Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School. [...]
HIGH COURT OKAYS CROSS ON STATE LAND
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a Supreme Court decision on religious liberty handed down today: The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, rendered an important First Amendment victory by upholding the right [...]
HOW MUCH DO I OWE OPRAH?
Bill Donohue The first congressional hearing on reparations for slavery in more than a decade is now being taken up by the House. Before we go any further, I want to know how much I [...]
NYS-RUN HOMES MERIT NEW LAW
Catholic League president Bill Donohue is asking for government action on New York state homes: There was a recent front-page story in the New York Times on conditions in state-run homes for the developmentally disabled [...]
CLERGY ABUSE SURVEY SHOWS MEDIA INFLUENCE
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a new Pew survey: The Pew Research Center released the findings of a new survey this week on Catholic clergy sexual abuse. Most were predictable, but some were [...]
FX SHOW, “POSE,” IS GAY CRAZY
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the TV show "Pose": Gay Pride month festivities have hit the air waves. On the June 11 episode of the FX show, "Pose," they made quite a hullaballoo [...]
VIACOM EXECUTIVES NOTIFIED ABOUT NOAH
Catholic League president Bill Donohue explains why Viacom's top executives are being contacted: There are two hosts on TV today who would be fired if they said about other demographic groups and institutions what they [...]
GILLIBRAND GOES OFF THE RAILS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on recent remarks by presidential hopeful New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: It was not a gaffe—it's who she is. Every time Kirsten Gillibrand mentions religion, especially Catholicism, she goes [...]
HOW MUCH DO I OWE OPRAH?
Many Democrats running for president endorse reparations to African Americans because their ancestors were enslaved. Before we go any further, I want to know how much I owe Oprah. The idea of reparations for African [...]
BENEDICT XVI ANALYZES ROOTS OF THE SCANDAL
William A. Donohue Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has released a lengthy essay on the roots of clergy sexual abuse that is illuminating and courageous. It is illuminating because he shows how forces inside and outside [...]
WHY I WROTE COMMON SENSE CATHOLICISM
William A. Donohue When I was in the Air Force, in the late 1960s, I became interested in politics. It was a turbulent time, and this was certainly true of California, where I was stationed. [...]
THE PERILS OF SENTIMENTALISM
Bill Donohue To be sentimental about certain things in life is not only normal, it is admirable. But sentimentalism is different. One of the definitions found in The Free Dictionary defines it as "excessive indulgence [...]
STANDING FAST FOR PRIESTS’ RIGHTS
William A. Donohue The average detainee in Guantanamo Bay has more rights than the average accused priest in America does today. Those who doubt this to be true can begin by naming all of the [...]
BISHOPS BEWARE OF SOME LAY CATHOLICS
The week before the U.S. bishops convened in Baltimore, I wrote an article warning the bishops to be careful when listening to the laity for advice. Some are responsible, I said, and some are an [...]
LIES MARKED KAVANAUGH HEARING
William A. Donohue When I debated Christopher Hitchens, I told the famed atheist that if he wants to take on Mother Teresa, then he had better have the evidence. My axiom is simple: the more [...]
FIDELITY AND COURAGE NEEDED NOW
"Fidelity, fidelity, fidelity." That was Father Richard John Neuhaus' answer to the clergy sexual abuse crisis that exploded in 2002. It still is a great tonic, but it is incomplete: courage is also needed. Priests [...]
ATHEIST ACTIVISTS EMBRACE SEXUAL LIBERTINISM
William A. Donohue At first glance, there doesn't appear to be a relationship between the views of atheist leaders and sexuality, but upon closer inspection, there clearly is. In so many cases, the hatred of [...]
25 YEARS AND COUNTING
William A. Donohue July 1st marked my 25th anniversary as president and CEO of the Catholic League. It's been a great run, and I am not about to pack it in. On July 18, I [...]
Catholic League’s Donohue Opposes Fed Bench Nominee
Bill In The News (Newsmax): Catholic League president Bill Donohue on Wednesday joined conservatives opposed to a federal bench nominee who claimed there is no legal difference between the teachings of the Catholic church and [...]
Rabbi Aryeh Spero’s Review of Catholic League President’s Book ‘Common Sense Catholicism’
Bill In The News (CNSNews): Not being Catholic, I am no expert in Catholic theology or doctrine, but I do have some experience with writings and people that deal in the commodity we call common [...]
Bill Donohue on EWTN’s “Bookmark”
A preview of Bill's upcoming interview, discussing his new book, Common Sense Catholicism, on EWTN's "Bookmark" which airs at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, September 15. (courtesy of EWTN "Bookmark")
Catholic League Condemns Vandalism at Swarthmore
Bill In The News (Newsmax): Catholic League President Bill Donohue condemned the vandalism to Notre Dame de Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Vandals spray-painted a pro-abortion message on three glass front doors of [...]
Catholic League: PA Gov’t Needs to ‘Condemn the Vicious Attack’ on Woman Praying by Rep. Brian Sims
Bill In The News (CNSNews): In reference to Pennsylvania State Rep. Brian Sims (D-District 182), who filmed and badgered a woman praying outside of a Planned Parenthood abortion office, Catholic League President Bill Donohue announced [...]
N.Y. Times columnist reportedly urged violence against pro-life students: ‘Kick them in the head’
Bill In The News (Washington Times): A New York Times op-ed columnist has reportedly advocated that pro-life students be attacked, spit on and kicked in the head. When she was a student journalist at SUNY-Buffalo [...]
Catholic League: Pete Buttigieg ‘Loyal Soldier in War on Religion’
Bill In The News (Breitbart): Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is no friend to people of faith, warns Catholic League President Bill Donohue, but rather a “loyal soldier in the secularist war on religion.” READ MORE HERE [...]
Fox News anchors cut off guests speculating about cause of Notre Dame fire
Bill In The News (Washington Examiner): Two Fox News anchors cut off guests who tried to talk about suspicions on the origins of the Notre Dame fire on Monday. Media critic and deputy mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine Philippe [...]
CAVUTO HANGS UP ON BILL DONOHUE AFTER HE LINKS NOTRE DAME FIRE TO RECENT PARIS CHURCH ATTACKS
Bill In The News (The Daily Caller): Fox News’ Neil Cavuto hung up on Catholic League president Bill Donohue on Monday when he refused to stop speculating that the catastrophic Notre Dame fire could be [...]
R.I. Teachers’ Unions Object to Bill to Criminalize Sex Between Teachers and Students
Bill In The News (CNSNews): The Rhode Island legislature is considering a bill that would make it illegal for any school employee to have sex with a student between the ages of 14 and 18, and the [...]
Special Reports
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 [...]
PENNSYLVANIA GRAND JURY REPORT DEBUNKED
Bill Donohue, Ph.D. President Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights August 16, 2018 Unlike most commentators and reporters, I have read most of the Pennsylvania grand jury report. The purpose of this statement is [...]
The Catholic Church and Sexual Abuse
To read Bill Donohue's analysis of the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church that appeared in an international social science journal, click here.
NYS CHILD VICTIMS ACT IS FLAWED
Catholic League president Bill Donohue explains the flaws in the Child Victims Act, a measure included in this year's budget by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. It is being widely distributed to lawmakers, bishops, and [...]
PRESS CONFERENCE ON “JERRY SPRINGER: THE OPERA”
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an anti-Christian play that previews on January 23: On January 23, "Jerry Springer: The Opera," a New Group production, will preview at the Pershing Square Signature Center, an [...]
SEXUAL DEVIANTS AND ENABLERS – PARTS I & II
PART I MEN ACCUSED OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WHO HAVE A RECORD OF ANTI-CATHOLIC OFFENSES ENTERTAINMENT: Ben Affleck—After speaking out against Weinstein, the Oscar winner became the subject of his own sex assault narrative [...]
THE WAR AGAINST CARDINAL PELL
Bill Donohue, Ph.D. President Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights July 20, 2017 Meet the Accusers Cardinal George Pell's appearance before a Melbourne court on July 26 will be watched carefully all over the [...]
SNAP IMPLODES
Bill Donohue The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) has been sued before, and while it has been hurt by those filings, the latest one suggests the end is near. It can't come [...]
DONOHUE’S ROLE IN FBI-WEINER PROBE
Bill Donohue comments on his role in the FBI probe of Anthony Weiner: Two months ago to the day, I asked for an investigation of Anthony Weiner on suspicion of sexually abusing his four-year-old child, [...]
MOTHER TERESA EARNED SAINTHOOD
Bill Donohue explains why Mother Teresa deserves sainthood: On September 4, Blessed Mother Teresa will forever be known as Saint Mother Teresa. I know of no one in my lifetime, save for Saint John Paul [...]
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 [...]
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CALIFORNIA CONFESSIONAL BILL PENDING
Catholic League president Bill Donohue wrote the following letter to Assemblyman Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer today. He is chairman of the committee that is in charge of the bill. The bill [...]
JOHN IRVING’S FICTIONAL ACCOUNT OF ABORTION
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an article by John Irving on abortion: John Irving can't stop writing fiction, even when he ventures into the world of non-fiction. His [...]
INDIANAPOLIS ARCHBISHOP TAKES STRONG STAND
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a decision by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis that is being criticized in some quarters: Indianapolis Archbishop Charles Thompson has revoked the Catholic status [...]
HIGH COURT OKAYS CROSS ON STATE LAND
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a Supreme Court decision on religious liberty handed down today: The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, rendered an important First Amendment [...]
