DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FAIL THE RELIGION TEST
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on what Democratic candidates for president had to say about religious liberty in the October 10 televised debate: There was a time, not long ago, when people of faith [...]
STD CRISIS IS NO MYSTERY
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the spike in Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs): We have an STD crisis on our hands, one that many elites continue to misunderstand. The Centers for Disease Control and [...]
BISHOPS OPPOSE REDEFINING “SEX”
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a joint statement by three committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB): Three committees of the USCCB—the Committee for Religious Liberty, the Committee on Domestic [...]
VICTIMS’ LAWYERS LOVE TO SUE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on how law firms are reacting to changes in New York State law affecting the statute of limitations: The Catholic League has been fighting discriminatory state legislation for many [...]
AP STUDY OF ACCUSED PRIESTS DESERVES AN “F”
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an Associated Press (AP) study of accused priests who are no longer in ministry: The AP study of former priests who were credibly accused of sexual misconduct reeks [...]
LOUSY PIECE OF JOURNALISM FROM CRUX
Catholic League president Bill Donohue calls out the Catholic news media outlet Crux: Christopher White, a Crux correspondent, can't even spell my name right, but his more serious delinquencies entail what he wrote about me [...]
USA TODAY SLAMS CHURCH FOR DEFENDING ITSELF
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an article posted October 2 on the website of USA TODAY on priestly sexual abuse: Marisa Kwiatkowski is a young reporter for USA TODAY. Her colleague, John Kelly, [...]
AMAZON SYNOD FACES REAL DILEMMAS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the upcoming Amazon synod: The upcoming Amazon Synod of Bishops, October 6-27, has generated a lot of controversy, much of it dealing with the prospect of "married men [...]
CARDINAL PELL AND BRETT KAVANAUGH; TWO DEFAMED CATHOLICS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the defamation of two prominent Catholics: In some quarters, George Cardinal Pell and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh are both seen as sexual predators, deserving of imprisonment and [...]
MICHIGAN AG NESSEL SLAPPED DOWN BY JUDGE
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a federal court ruling in Michigan: A federal district court judge in Michigan has upheld the religious freedom of a Catholic foster care and adoption agency, while calling [...]
CLERGY ABUSE SURVEY SHOWS MEDIA INFLUENCE
William A. Donohue The Pew Research Center released the findings of a new survey recently on Catholic clergy sexual abuse. Most were predictable, but some were not. The survey found that 8 in 10 Americans [...]
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 [...]
USA Today buries lede (here we go again) in big report on sexual-abuse ‘window’ laws
Bill In The News (GetReligion): When it comes to criticizing the press, William Donohue is what he is. The president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has never used a flyswatter when [...]
Pope Francis and liberal bishops could decide on future Catholic priests
Bill In The News (KPRC Radio, Houston): Starting Sunday through October 26, Pope Francis and a handful of some of the most liberal U.S. bishops, are meeting in Rome about needs of the Amazon, like [...]
Catholic League Praises Trump’s ‘Stellar’ U.N. Speech on Religious Freedom
Bill In The News (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue praised President Trump’s address on religious liberty delivered at the U.N. Monday, noting that that his administration has produced “a huge improvement over the Obama [...]
Trump at UN: ‘11 Christians are Killed Every Day for Following the Teachings of Christ’
Bill In The News (National Catholic Register): President Donald Trump defended religious freedom around the world today during a groundbreaking speech before the General Assembly of the United Nations. Trump announced that his administration would [...]
“EWTN LIVE”
Bill Donohue discusses his new book, Common Sense Catholicism, with Fr. Mitch Pacwa on "EWTN Live."
“EWTN Bookmark”
Bill Donohue discusses his new book Common Sense Catholicism with Doug Keck on “EWTN Bookmark.”
Virginia Governor’s Appointee to Women’s Council Resigns After Her Anti-Catholic Tweets Surface
Bill In The News (CNSNews): Gail Gordon Donegan, whose appointment to the Virginia Council on Women was announced by Gov. Ralph Northam (D) on Aug. 16, revealed on Aug. 28 that she is resigning from [...]
Arlington Diocese, Catholic League Denounce Gov. Northam’s Appt of Anti-Catholic
Bill In The News (CNSNews): "Gail Gordon Donegan is a local political activist," said Catholic League President Bill Donohue in a press release. "She is also a vicious anti-Catholic bigot. Now, thanks to Gov. Ralph Northam, she [...]
When Catholics Fight Back
Bill In The News (Crisis): SB 360, also known as Senate Bill 360, a proposal requiring priests in California to break the sacramental seal of confession, was placed on hold by its sponsor, State Senator Jerry [...]
Wisconsin Bill Would Require Priests to Violate Seal of Confession
Bill In The News (CNSNews): A bill introduced by three Democratic lawmakers in the Wisconsin State Legislature on Aug. 7 would require priests to report information about sexual abuse to law enforcement even if it [...]
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 [...]
BBC, CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND SEXUAL ABUSE
Bill Donohue has written an in-depth analysis of sexual abuse at the BBC, and the BBC’s coverage of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. He explains the similarities and dissimilarities, focusing on why the scandals [...]
When the Pope Tried to Kill Hitler
Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War Against Hitler by Mark Riebling Basic Books, New York, 2015 375 pages, $29.99. Ronald J. Rychlak Pope Pius XII and the Nazis: far too many writers have wandered [...]
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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STD CRISIS IS NO MYSTERY
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the spike in Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs): We have an STD crisis on our hands, one that many elites continue to misunderstand. The [...]
BISHOPS OPPOSE REDEFINING “SEX”
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a joint statement by three committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB): Three committees of the USCCB—the Committee for Religious [...]
VICTIMS’ LAWYERS LOVE TO SUE CATHOLIC CHURCH
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