Yearly Archives: 1996

NEW REPUBLIC FANS FLAMES OF ANTI-CATHOLICISM

By |2021-08-31T16:15:04-04:00December 20th, 1996|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

The cover article of the December 30th edition of the New Republic contains a piece by Jacob Heilbrunn that alleges there is a growing war between Catholic and Jewish conservatives. The article, "Neocon v. Theocon," maintains that Catholic intellectuals have alienated their Jewish neoconservative friends by pushing for a Thomistic understanding of American democracy. The piece [...]

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CHRISTMAS TV “HUMOR” SLAMS CATHOLICISM

By |2021-08-31T14:29:40-04:00December 19th, 1996|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Last Saturday, December 14, two shows were aired that treated with disrespect Jesus, Mary and Joseph and generally caricatured Catholic beliefs and traditions. Saturday Night Live and Mad TV  were replete with comedic attempts that disparaged Catholicism. In Saturday Night Live, Rosie O'Donnell and Penny Marshall were portrayed as buffoon nuns. The nun played by Marshall [...]

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS SLIGHT CHRISTMAS

By |2021-08-31T14:13:51-04:00December 17th, 1996|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

The Catholic League has been inundated with complaints across the country that public school teachers have been diluting the meaning of Christmas while simultaneously trumpeting the meaning of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. It has become commonplace for public schools to teach about Hanukkah but not about Christmas, to display menorahs but not nativity scenes, and to celebrate [...]

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RALPH REED ENDORSES CATHOLIC BAITING BOOK

By |2021-08-31T14:02:29-04:00December 12th, 1996|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Ralph Reed, the executive director of the Christian Coalition, has endorsed a recently released book by John Wheeler, Jr., Earths Two-Minute Warning, that contains passages that disparage Catholicism; Wheeler was the editor of all Christian Coalition publications for five years. Wheeler's book, published by The Leader Company, offers a possible scenario of the end of time. [...]

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CHICAGO PROPOSES TO DELETE GOOD FRIDAY AS HOLIDAY

By |2021-08-31T13:52:58-04:00December 11th, 1996|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

The city of Chicago is proposing that Good Friday be eliminated as a government holiday; a final vote will take place soon in the City Council. The move is unprecedented as Good Friday has always been given as a government holiday in Chicago. The official reason given for the change is "the increasing diversity of religious [...]

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SERRANO’S LAST STAND AT THE SMITHSONIAN

By |2012-06-08T20:02:15-04:00December 8th, 1996|Categories: Catalyst, Front Page|Tags: |

In the last issue of Catalyst, we printed a letter from Dr. Donohue to David Umansky, Communications Director of the Smithsonian Institution, protesting the institution’s invitation to artist Andres Serrano to open Hispanic Heritage Month. Our objection centered on the anti-Catholic work of Serrano, specifically his contribution, "Piss Christ," which features a crucifix submerged in a jar [...]

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LEAGUE ATTACK ON SLEEPERS SUCCEEDS

By |2012-06-08T20:02:15-04:00December 8th, 1996|Categories: Catalyst, Front Page|Tags: |

The Catholic League attack on the Warner Bros. movie, Sleepers, garnered incredible media attention and received a warm reception on the part of journalists, reviewers and radio and TV talk show hosts. The Catholic League’s press conference on the movie was a mob scene of reporters. The league contends that the movie, based on a book by [...]

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DUMBING-DOWN OF CHRISTMAS

By |2012-06-08T20:02:16-04:00December 8th, 1996|Categories: Catalyst, From The President's Desk|Tags: |

If a Martian were to descend on our shores in the month of December, he would no doubt conclude that Christmas is a fun time. What else he would conclude is uncertain, but it is not likely that he would identify the holiday season with the birth of Jesus Christ. Each year it gets worse. Department [...]

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THE REAL STORY OF PIUS XII AND THE JEWS

By |2017-03-20T17:58:51-04:00December 8th, 1996|Categories: Catalyst, Essay|Tags: |

by James Bogle Reprinted with permission from The Salisbury Review, Spring 1996. Over the last year a number of commentators have sought to rehash old and ill-informed accusations in an attempt to undermine the reputation of Pope Pius XII. His war-time effort to save Jewish lives has, amazingly, been the principal area of attack. The BBC program Reputations, repeated [...]

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PARODY OF MADONNA OFFENDS CATHOLICS

By |2017-03-20T17:58:51-04:00December 8th, 1996|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Cathy Crimmins has written a book, Madonna & Child, that is celebrated as a parody of the pop star, Madonna. In it, she manages to offend Catholics in many ways. Here is a selection of her comments: Madonna on the Virgin Mary as role model: "She’s the ultimate single mother. I’ll only be happy if my kid’s [...]

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