WASHINGTON POST COLUMNIST GETS IT WRONG
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a Washington Post column that appeared yesterday: Washington Post columnist Margaret Sullivan wrote a particularly flawed piece that appeared on the front page of the Style section in [...]
ANTI-CATHOLIC JOKES STILL OKAY
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the way anti-Catholic jokes are being received today: Ask any comedian how he feels today about telling jokes about certain protected classes of people—gays being the most protected—and [...]
NATIVITY SCENE ERECTED IN CENTRAL PARK
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the legality of nativity scenes on public property: Can religious symbols be displayed on public property? Yes, but it is a qualified yes. Today, the Catholic League erected [...]
MEDIA POLITICS EXPLAIN POPE COVERAGE
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on recent news reports on Pope Francis: A cardinal holds a beatification ceremony in Algeria for 19 monks, nuns and other Catholics who were killed during Algeria's civil war [...]
SCRIBBLING SCREWBALL RIPS BISHOP THOMAS TOBIN
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a critic of Providence, Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin: A screwball is loose at the Providence Journal, but she doesn't work in the office. Indeed, she doesn't live [...]
BANNING CHRISTMAS IN THE SCHOOLS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on attempts to ban Christmas in the public schools: There is much ignorance about the state of the constitutional law as it applies to Christmas celebrations in the public [...]
FLAGRANT BIAS AT TWO LEADING NEWSPAPERS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on how two leading newspapers are misleading their readers: A prominent man is found guilty in court and the story is covered by the major media. His conviction is [...]
DNC CHAIR SAYS CHRISTIANS ARE STUPID
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on remarks made yesterday by the chairman of the Democratic National Committee: DNC Chairman Tom Perez has a problem with Christians. He thinks they are stupid. Speaking on December [...]
BOSTON GLOBE REJECTS REQUEST FOR DATA
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on his recent dealings with Boston Globe officials: On November 4, there was a front-page story in the Boston Globe alleging that more than 130 bishops, or about a [...]
REMEMBERING GEORGE H.W. BUSH
Catholic League president Bill Donohue recalls his memories of the late President George H.W. Bush: During the 1988 presidential campaign, I was a Bradley Resident Scholar at The Heritage Foundation. My first book, The Politics [...]
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 [...]
MARX’S BLOODY LEGACY
William A. Donohue May 5th marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. He is being celebrated by those who are horrified by Hitler, which makes their opposition to genocide phony. What Marx [...]
DOLORES GRIER—CHAMPION OF THE UNBORN
William A. Donohue On February 22, we lost a good one. Dolores Grier was one of the most committed Catholics I ever met, and one of the nation's strongest defenders of the rights of the [...]
LYING BY THE NUMBERS
Whenever there is a serious social problem, the media turn to experts to diagnose it and provide data. As it turns out, many of these persons are not experts at all—they are activists seeking to [...]
HAPPINESS ELUDES COLLEGE STUDENTS
William A. Donohue The most popular course at Yale these days—enrolling 1,200 students (they had to move the class to a huge building)—is called Psychology and the Good Life. It's not just Yale where courses [...]
BOSTON GLOBE REFUSES TO NAME ABUSERS
William A. Donohue The Boston Globe has been the most merciless attack dog in the media condemning the Catholic Church for the sexual abuse scandal. But when it comes to dealing with its own scandals, [...]
FREDERICK DOUGLASS’ BIGOTED SIDE
William A. Donohue In schools all across America, Frederick Douglass is known as a former slave who became one of the nation's leading abolitionists; he was also a champion of women's rights. Not so well [...]
Catholic League Protests Media Silence over Pope’s Condemnation of Abortion
Bill In The News (Breitbart); The mainstream media cherry-picks the pope’s words to suit their own agenda, said Catholic League president Bill Donahue on Tuesday, which explains why they completely silenced his most recent condemnation of [...]
Catholic League Decries Media Silence over Pope’s Words on Gay Priests
Bill In The News (Breitbart); The Catholic League, a watchdog group, denounced media silence over powerful statements by Pope Francis saying there is “no room” in the priesthood for homosexuality. In his critique of the mainstream media’s [...]
LGBT Debate Shackles Trump Harassment Police
Bill In the News (Bloomberg Law): A political dispute over LGBT and religious rights is threatening to handcuff the Trump administration agency that enforces harassment and discrimination law in the midst of the #MeToo era. [...]
Prominent local Catholics demand reforms to Buffalo Diocese
Bill In The News (Buffalo News): Several prominent Catholics angry about the Buffalo Diocese’s ongoing clergy sex abuse scandal announced Thursday they have started an effort to reform the diocese’s governance structure and restore trust [...]
Prepare to be offended this Halloween
Bill In The News (New York Post): Earlier this month, the costume company Yandy gathered members of the media at the Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking District to unveil its newest offerings for Halloween. On [...]
Catholic League President Accuses NBC of ‘Phony Outcry’ Over Megyn Kelly ‘Blackface’ Comments
Bill In The News (The Wrap): Bill Donahue says Seth Meyers and Jay Leno make jokes at the expense of Catholic priests. Donahue called out what he perceived to be a double standard at NBC [...]
Pope accepts Washington cardinal’s resignation
Bill In The News (Associated Press): Pope Francis accepted the resignation Friday of the archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, after he became entangled in two major sexual abuse and cover-up scandals and lost the [...]
Washington Supreme Court tosses out state’s death penalty
Bill In The News (The Spokesman-Review): Washington’s death penalty was struck down Thursday by the state’s highest court, which said the law is applied arbitrarily and in a racially biased manner. But it was criticized [...]
Catholic League President Calls ‘South Park’ Creators ‘Cowards’ Over ‘A Boy and a Priest’ Episode
Bill In The News (The Wrap): Not everyone was laughing at Wednesday’s new “South Park” episode, “A Boy and a Priest,” which took on child molestation within the Catholic Church. The Catholic League called the [...]
Catholic League accuses Attorney General Shapiro of fanning “flames of contempt” for the church
Bill In The News (Morning Call): In a court filing Friday, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights called the recent Pennsylvania grand jury investigation into the sexual abuse of children by priests “government-sanctioned [...]
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 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 [...]
Media
October 2 Roseburg, OR – Here is what Chris Harper-Mercer said to his victims just before he killed them at Umpqua Community College: "Are you Christian?" After they stood up he said, "Good, because you're [...]
Papal Visit
The most historic Catholic event of the year was Pope Francis' visit to the United States. While it occasioned much goodwill, and overall very fair media coverage, there were some notable exceptions. A selection will be [...]
Most Shared Posts
WASHINGTON POST COLUMNIST GETS IT WRONG
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a Washington Post column that appeared yesterday: Washington Post columnist Margaret Sullivan wrote a particularly flawed piece that appeared on the front page [...]
ANTI-CATHOLIC JOKES STILL OKAY
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the way anti-Catholic jokes are being received today: Ask any comedian how he feels today about telling jokes about certain protected classes of [...]
NATIVITY SCENE ERECTED IN CENTRAL PARK
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the legality of nativity scenes on public property: Can religious symbols be displayed on public property? Yes, but it is a qualified yes. [...]
