SCAPEGOATING CARDINAL WUERL
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on recent criticisms of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington: It is one thing for the laity to be angry about recent revelations regarding former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, and [...]
PENNSYLVANIA GRAND JURY REPORT DEBUNKED
To read Catholic League president Bill Donohue's analysis of the Pennsylvania grand jury report, click here.
BISHOPS STRIKE THE RIGHT TONE
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the response of the bishops to the Pennsylvania grand jury report on sexual abuse: The bishops are understandably apologetic over the conduct of some priests who abused minors. [...]
BURGER KING BOYCOTT ENDS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the league's boycott of Burger King: The boycott of Burger King is over. I called for a boycott two weeks ago, restated again last week, when Burger King [...]
PA GRAND JURY REPORT BASED ON ACCUSATIONS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the Pennsylvania grand jury report on six dioceses in Pennsylvania: The grand jury report will attract the prurient interest of the public, much to the delight of the [...]
CHEAPENING ANTI-SEMITISM
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an exchange he had with officials from Philly.com: What is worse than anti-Semitism are bogus charges of it. That is what Philly.com did on August 8. This media [...]
LATEST NEWS ON SAMANTHA BEE’S SHOW
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Samantha Bee's TBS show, "Full Frontal": Here is the bad news: Burger King ran two commercials on Samantha Bee's TBS "Full Frontal" TV show on August 8. Here [...]
PENNSYLVANIA CHIEF COPS’ WAR ON CHURCH
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the ongoing war on the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania: The war on the Catholic Church conducted by Pennsylvania Attorneys General and District Attorneys is strewn with lies, hypocrisy, [...]
ARTIST POSES STORMY DANIELS AS VIRGIN MARY
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest artistic assault on Christianity: They really do hate Christians. The latest expression of hate will appear August 9 at a dumpy art gallery in the tony [...]
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOLS MERIT GRAND JURY
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on grand jury investigations in Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro needs to explain why he never convened a grand jury to investigate the sexual abuse of minors in [...]
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 [...]
NUDGING THE NEW YORK TIMES
William A. Donohue When the Catholic League objects to anti-Catholic art, we are routinely labeled censors by the artistic community, but when some of their liberal colleagues object to art that offends them—such as treating [...]
MONUMENT MADNESS
William A. Donohue We live in strange times. Never before in American history have there been fewer victims of oppression, yet never before have more Americans laid claim to victim status. This is especially true [...]
TRUMP WAS RIGHT TO BLAME BOTH SIDES
William A. Donohue President Trump was right to call out the extremists on both sides of the Charlottesville tragedy, but more needs to be said about those on the Left who helped to bring it [...]
RASH OF INCIVILITY HAS DEEP ROOTS
The lead story in this issue of Catalyst is disturbing on many fronts. The rash of incivility is bad enough, but the uneven response to these moral outrages is also a serious problem. The etiology [...]
The Dom Giordano Program
Bill In The News ("The Dom Giordano Program"): Bill Donohue joins Dom to discuss the Attorney General report of sexual abuse in Pennsylvania churches. To listen, click here.
Summer of 2018 Showcases Sharp Media Bias in Pope Francis Coverage
Bill In The News (MRC Newsbusters): Most national and international media display an astounding degree of selective perception when covering remarks and actions by Pope Francis. As the Catholic League’s Bill Donohue pointed out, this selective [...]
NY Art Gallery Features Exhibit Depicting Stormy Daniels as Virgin Mary
Bill In The News (Breitbart): Catholic League President Bill Donohue said Wednesday that a photographic exhibit featuring porn stars such as Stormy Daniels posing as the Virgin Mary constitutes "the latest artistic assault on Christianity." [...]
Art exhibit features photo of Stormy Daniels as the Virgin Mary
Bill In The News (New York Post): Stormy Daniels as the Virgin Mary? “Virgin,” a show of photographs by Nika Nesgoda, opens Thursday at the Spur, the Southampton co-working space and social club. Bill Donohue, of the [...]
Art Show: Porn Actress Stormy Daniels as the ‘Virgin Mary’
Bill In The News (CNSNews.com): Starting Aug. 9, an art gallery in Southampton, Long Island, will display some of the photographs made by Nika Nesgoda, including images of the "Virgin Mary" portrayed by porn actors, such as [...]
Clergy sex abuse report to be released within next week — now what?
Bill In The News (WPXI.com, Pittsburgh): Meanwhile -- the president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, is asking why Attorney General Josh Shapiro has never convened a grand jury to investigate child [...]
Pope Francis changes Catholic Church teaching to say death penalty is ‘inadmissible’
Bill in the news (Washington Post): “I think a lot of the pro-life people will feel that [Pope Francis] has undercut us,” said Bill Donohue, who calls himself a social conservative and is president of [...]
Hollywood’s void: Liberty University students fill growing demand for faith-based films
Bill In The News (Washington Times): Yet the faith genre’s rise comes with concerns, said Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League. Makers of religious-themed movies must pay particular attention to overcome West Coast negativity. [...]
As McCarrick spotlight grows, is revoking honors sensitivity or whitewash?
Bill In The News (Crux): Meanwhile, the president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Bill Donohue, told Crux that he was less concerned by colleges and universities rescinding honors than he was government forcing [...]
When it Comes to Tipping Left Kills Workers With Kindness
Bill In The News (Newsmax): Bill Donohue, CEO of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, says the left is simply naturally selfish. While they repeatedly champion the cause of the poor and downtrodden, [...]
Special Reports
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
SCAPEGOATING CARDINAL WUERL
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on recent criticisms of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington: It is one thing for the laity to be angry about recent revelations regarding [...]
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 [...]
PENNSYLVANIA GRAND JURY REPORT DEBUNKED
To read Catholic League president Bill Donohue's analysis of the Pennsylvania grand jury report, click here.
BISHOPS STRIKE THE RIGHT TONE
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the response of the bishops to the Pennsylvania grand jury report on sexual abuse: The bishops are understandably apologetic over the conduct of [...]
