LIBERALS KILLED E.R.A., NOT “RELIGIOUS RIGHT”
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an editorial in today's New York Times: The April 20 editorial in the New York Times on the Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.) is flawed in several ways. It [...]
MoMA GIVEN “DUNG ON VIRGIN MARY” ART
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a gift to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA): Hedge fund tycoon Steve Cohen no longer wants to keep his famous anti-Catholic art, "The Holy Virgin Mary," so [...]
CHRISTOPHOBES ATTACK CHICK-FIL-A
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest example of Christophobia: It is the fastest growing phobia in the nation. Christophobia. To be sure, the fear of Christians is not overcoming America, but it [...]
CARDINAL PELL’S ORDEAL CONTINUES
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest court proceedings against Cardinal George Pell: On April 17, Magistrate Belinda Wallington listened to the prosecutor and defense attorney make their final statements on allegations against [...]
AMERICAN ATHEISTS FIRES ITS PRESIDENT
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the firing of the leader of American Atheists: The board of directors of American Atheists has fired its president, David Silverman. The decision was made the night of [...]
GAY MARRIAGE DEFENDERS GETTING CRAZY
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the intolerance that marks many gay marriage proponents: Until yesterday morning, historically speaking, virtually every person in the world believed that marriage was a union between people of [...]
MEDIA DISMISS FACEBOOK’S ANTI-CATHOLIC BIAS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on media coverage of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's remarks: In his testimony before Congressional committees, Mark Zuckerberg had to apologize for Facebook's pattern of blocking Catholic pages from being [...]
DOES FACEBOOK HATE CATHOLICS?
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the testimony of Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg before the Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committee on April 10 and the House Energy and Commerce Committee on April [...]
THE POLITICS OF CHILD ABUSE REPORTING
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the way the media cover child sexual abuse: Media coverage of the sexual abuse of minors has long been biased against the Catholic Church. As virtually everyone knows [...]
THE IGNORANCE OF SETH MEYERS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on last night's episode of "Late Night with Seth Meyers": Seth Meyers and one of his genius writers, Jenny Hagel, did a number on the Catholic Church last night [...]
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 [...]
MAINSTREAMING MEANNESS
William A. Donohue Tony Alamo died on May 2nd. Stephen Colbert made headline news on May 3rd. Bill Maher made headline news on May 5th. Dan Savage was back in the news at the same [...]
VETTING CATHERINE CORLESS
William A. Donohue To the media in Ireland and England, and to some outlets in the United States, Catherine Corless is an Irish hero, a brave woman who uncovered a "mass grave" outside a Mother [...]
Catholic church weekly attendance in the US continues its decline, survey shows
Bill In the News (Christian Daily): The Gallup survey stated, "For the first time, a majority of Catholics in no generational group attend weekly." Bill Donohue, the president of the Catholic League, enumerated some of the [...]
Catholic leader: Seth Meyers shows ‘ignorance’ with anti-Catholic jokes
Bill In the News (Lifesite): The president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has called out late night television host Seth Meyers’ latest anti-Catholic joke as ignorant. The bit “showcased their ignorance,” [...]
Catholic Employers Win Lawsuit Against HHS Birth Control Mandate; Avoid $6.9 Million in Fines
Bill In the News (Christian Post): "Catholic employers who belong to the CBA are now free from attempts by the federal government to coerce them into providing morally offensive healthcare coverage," the Catholic League's Bill [...]
NYPD sex crimes chief donated thousands to Trump after video scandal on grabbing women ‘by the p—y’
Bill In the News (Daily News): On Aug. 31, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League filed a formal complaint against Weiner with the city Administration for Children’s Services. On Sept. 15, the Daily Mail reported [...]
Christian groups boycott ‘satanic’ Sweet Jesus ice cream; only U.S. location is at BWI
Bill In the News (Baltimore Sun): It wasn't until Donohue was made aware of the company’s use of the lightning bolt — a symbol Donohue said was used by Hitler’s elite — and the inverted [...]
Christians wage war against Sweet Jesus
Bill In the News (New York Post): Sweet Jesus’ defense of itself has fueled more outrage. Catholic League President Bill Donohue last week ordered a boycott. “I would obviously encourage a boycott of the company,” [...]
Obama HHS Abortion Mandate Suffers Massive Defeat, Can’t Force Catholic Employers to Fund Abortions
Bill In the News (LifeNews.com): Catholic League president Bill Donohue also commented on the pro-life victory. “Catholic employers who belong to the CBA are now free from attempts by the federal government to coerce them [...]
GOP mum on Andrew McDonald nomination to Supreme Court chief
Bill In the News (Connecticut Post): On Friday, Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League of Connecticut, charged McDonald with “anti-Catholic bigotry” — referring to when, as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, McDonald allowed legislation [...]
CNN’s ‘Pope’ Series Could Have Been So Much Better
Bill In the News (National Catholic Register): Bill Donohue, the feisty president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, was critical of CNN's selection of Liam Neeson, a self-described former Catholic, to host [...]
Report: Europe’s Youth Abandoning Christianity
Bill in the news: CNSNews.com: Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, said that Pope Benedict saw all of this coming. "He saw the effects of multiculturalism as clearly as anyone, showing how a contempt [...]
Special Reports
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
SHINING THE LIGHT ON “SPOTLIGHT”
Bill Donohue The movie "Spotlight" is bound to spark more conversation about the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Unfortunately, much of what the American public knows about this issue is derived from the [...]
POPE FRANCIS QUOTES ON KEY ISSUES
Abortion "It is God who gives life. Let us respect and love human life, especially vulnerable life in a mother's womb." "A pregnant woman isn't carrying a toothbrush in her belly, or a tumor…We are [...]
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
BIGOTRY EMBROILS TWO STATES: CONNECTICUT AND WISCONSIN
Anti-Catholicism has gripped two states: Connecticut and Wisconsin. In Connecticut, an anti-Catholic judge is being considered for the top post as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; in Wisconsin, a [...]
BILLY GRAHAM R.I.P.
When Rev. Billy Graham died on February 21, Bill Donohue released the following statement to the media: "Growing up Catholic in New York in the 1950s, the Catholic we most [...]
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 [...]
MAKING CATHOLIC HOSPITALS ILLEGAL
Bill Donohue A recent editorial in the New York Times posited a conflict between religion and healthcare, abortion being the main focus. "Freedom of religion is essential—and so is access [...]
