DE BLASIO FEARS “CHRISTIAN VIRUS”
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the growing tide of criticism directed at Rev. Franklin Graham's assistance to New Yorkers: Rev. Franklin Graham could have chosen to simply ask his people to pray for [...]
CARDINAL PELL TARGETED AGAIN
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on new charges against Cardinal George Pell: No Catholic figure has been more victimized by bogus charges of sexual abuse than Cardinal George Pell. Now two other accusers have [...]
THE PLIGHT OF FALSELY ACCUSED PRIESTS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on priests who recently had accusations made against them dropped: In 1987, Raymond Donovan, former Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan, was acquitted of charges that he conspired [...]
CUOMO SHOULD NOT EXTEND WINDOW FOR VICTIMS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue is appealing to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo not to extend the deadline for the Child Victims Act. To read his letter, click here. Contact Melissa DeRosa, secretary to the [...]
TRUMP WARNS OF DRUGS, DEPRESSION, SUICIDES
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on remarks made by President Trump on the social effects of coronavirus: In his March 29 briefing on coronavirus, President Donald Trump alluded to the social consequences of not [...]
BLAMING CHRISTIANS FOR THE VIRUS IS PARANOID
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an article blaming Christians for the coronavirus: It is not unusual for authors of a new book to seize opportunities to plug their work. But the March 27 [...]
ARE BANS ON CHURCH GATHERINGS KOSHER?
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the religious liberty issues involved in coronavirus restrictions: In Michigan, New York, and Ohio, churches are exempt from bans on large gatherings at this time due to the [...]
DOJ DEFENDS WOMEN AGAINST TRANSGENDER SCHEME
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the Trump administration weighing in on an important transgender case: Title IX is a federal law that bars discrimination on the basis of sex; it was written to [...]
ABORTION ACTIVISTS ENDANGER PUBLIC HEALTH
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on why pro-abortion activists are a threat to public health: Should abortions be considered elective surgery and therefore not be permitted during the coronavirus pandemic, or are they an [...]
TERRENCE McNALLY DIES AT 81
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the passing of Terrence McNally: Playwright Terrence McNally has died as a result of complications from coronavirus; he was 81. The four-time Tony award winner came to the [...]
THE REAL WHITE-BLACK DIVIDE
What separates whites and blacks the most these days is not race or class, it's religion. But don't expect to hear this from commentators or scholars. That's because most of them are well-educated white people, [...]
MEDIA MAKE UP DIRT THEY CANNOT FIND
A recent NBC poll of Catholics who work for the Church found that 64 percent do not believe the media have been fair in their coverage of the clergy sexual abuse scandal. If you want [...]
GEORGETOWN’S PITIFUL CONFERENCE ON ABUSE
William A. Donohue In November, a report was released based on the proceedings of a Georgetown University event that took place in June. Titled, "National Convening on Lay Leadership for a Wounded Church and Divided [...]
JOURNALISTIC MALPRACTICE
William A. Donohue In early October, within a period of 24 hours, two prominent secular media outlets, and one prominent religious media outlet, ran stories on the Catholic Church that were classic examples of journalistic [...]
MISSOURI AG PLAYS POLITICS
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has issued a 185-page report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church committed by priests, deacons, seminarians, and nuns. The Attorney General's office reviewed more than 2,000 files on priests [...]
ROOT CAUSE OF MASS SHOOTINGS IS ROOTLESSNESS
When the two mass shootings took place in August, it was distressing to listen to all the chatter about Republicans and Democrats being blamed for what happened. Most of the talk is pure bunk. At [...]
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. [...]
Catholic League: New York Times Is ‘Mainstreaming Paranoia’ Against Christians
Bill In The News (Breitbart): The New York Times is “mainstreaming paranoia” by blaming evangelical Christians for the coronavirus pandemic, Catholic League President Bill Donohue said on Friday. The Times is playing a “cheap game,” [...]
Rashida Tlaib Faces Backlash For Sharing ‘Obscene’ Message About National Day Of Prayer
Bill In The News (America Now): On March 16, Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, wrote a letter to the chairman of House Committee on Ethics, asking for action to be taken against Rep. [...]
Catholic group calls for Tlaib to be reprimanded after sharing ‘filthy’ National Day of Prayer message
Bill In The News (Washington Examiner): Rep. Rashida Tlaib is facing blowback from a Catholic group after sharing a profane tweet about the National Day of Prayer. The president of the Catholic League For Religious [...]
Catholic League to House Ethics Committee: Reprimand Rep. Tlaib For ‘Obscene Assault on People of Faith’
Bill In The News (CNSNews): Catholic League president Bill Donohue wrote Monday to House Ethics Committee chairman Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), urging the committee to reprimand Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for retweeting a Twitter post which said, [...]
Catholic League Calls for Reprimand of Rashida Tlaib for ‘Obscene Assault’
Bill In The News (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue has appealed to the House Ethics Committee to reprimand Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her “obscene assault on people of faith.” “As president of the largest [...]
AOC’s Catholicism questioned
Bill In The News (One News Now): Catholic League president Bill Donohue asserts Rep. Ocasio-Cortez was once a Catholic, but says no evidence exists that she still is – even though she hints as though she [...]
Catholic League Slams Ayanna Pressley: Sounds Like ‘the Klan’
Bill In the News (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue has blasted pro-abortion Democrats for their “hysterical reaction” to the U.S. Supreme Court hearing of a pivotal abortion-rights case. The high court heard 60 minutes of oral [...]
Pew Survey: The Democrat Party Has a Serious God Problem
Bill In The News (Breitbart): Americans do not consider the leading contenders for the Democrat presidential nomination to be very religious, reveals a new survey from the Pew Research Center. Pew found that nearly a [...]
What Christian conservatives need to know about Mike Bloomberg
Bill In The News (One News Now): It is ironic that former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is presenting himself as the balanced alternative to extreme socialists like Senator Bernie Sanders. In reality, when [...]
Gallup: Democrats Much Less Satisfied with Their ‘Personal Life’ than Republicans
Bill In The News (Breitbart): Democrats are among the demographic groups with the lowest personal satisfaction in their life, while Republicans are among the most satisfied, a Gallup poll revealed Thursday. In his analysis of 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 [...]
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: 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW
Bill Donohue When the year began, I was anxiously awaiting an opportunity to defend the Catholic Church in one of those storied debates sponsored by the Oxford Union. The debate was scheduled for February. But [...]
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 [...]
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DE BLASIO FEARS “CHRISTIAN VIRUS”
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the growing tide of criticism directed at Rev. Franklin Graham's assistance to New Yorkers: Rev. Franklin Graham could have chosen to simply ask [...]
CARDINAL PELL TARGETED AGAIN
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on new charges against Cardinal George Pell: No Catholic figure has been more victimized by bogus charges of sexual abuse than Cardinal George Pell. [...]
THE PLIGHT OF FALSELY ACCUSED PRIESTS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on priests who recently had accusations made against them dropped: In 1987, Raymond Donovan, former Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan, was acquitted [...]
CUOMO SHOULD NOT EXTEND WINDOW FOR VICTIMS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue is appealing to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo not to extend the deadline for the Child Victims Act. To read his letter, click here. Contact [...]
