Monthly Archives: May 2001

NEW DATA ON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

By |2013-08-01T18:37:30-04:00May 23rd, 2001|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

A New York University study comparing Catholic schools to New York City’s public schools makes it untenable to argue that there is even something to debate anymore. Catholic schools have larger classes, lower-paid teachers and much smaller budgets. But they educate their students in a way public schools do not. Where Catholic schools excel is where [...]

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THE DEFAMATION OF PIUS XII

By |2013-08-01T18:40:06-04:00May 23rd, 2001|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Ralph McInerny, author and founding editor of Crisis magazine and Catholic Dossier, has written a book on Pope Pius XII that already has his critics spinning. The Defamation of Pius XII is "not a defense of Pius in the normal sense…but an offense against the monstrous lies that have been perpetrated against this great man." The book is published by St. Augustine’s Press and retails [...]

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SOUND BITES

By |2017-03-20T17:57:08-04:00May 23rd, 2001|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

On April 10, William Donohue appeared on the Fox News Network show, "The Edge with Paula Zahn." He debated Jonathan Wilson, a homosexual activist from Iowa, on whether it made sense to award college scholarships to students because they’re gay. Here’s a sound bite from Donohue’s remarks: "To give people a scholarship simply because of some [...]

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BOYCOTT OF SHOWTIME LAUNCHED

By |2012-10-22T18:19:22-04:00May 23rd, 2001|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

In the May 14 edition of Variety, the Catholic League ran a full-page ad requesting VIACOM chief Sumner Redstone to condemn the Catholic-bashing film, “Sister Mary Explains It All”; it is scheduled to air on Showtime on May 27.  We subsequently issued news releases objecting to the movie and to the anti-Catholic comments made by the film’s [...]

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The Papacy Under Attack

By |2017-03-20T17:57:08-04:00May 22nd, 2001|Categories: The Church and the Holocaust, The Papacy, White Papers and Essays|

by Robert P. Lockwood (5/2001) In recent years there have been a series of books that have dealt both directly and indirectly with the accusation that Pope Pius XII bore responsibility for the Holocaust in World War II. Beginning with John Cornwell’s “Hitler’s Pope,”1 through Garry Wills’ “Papal Sin”2 and concluding – at least at this point in [...]

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SHOWTIME JUSTIFIES CATHOLIC BASHING

By |2012-10-22T18:19:25-04:00May 17th, 2001|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

Matt Blank, Showtime’s CEO, and Marshall Brickman, the director of the May 27 Showtime movie, “Sister Mary Explains It All,” have justified this anti-Catholic film by citing their Jewishness.  The Catholic League has a full-page ad in the current weekly edition of Variety asking the head of Showtime’s parent company, Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone, to publicly condemn the [...]

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VARIETY AD MAKES APPEAL TO VIACOM’S SUMNER REDSTONE

By |2017-03-20T17:57:09-04:00May 14th, 2001|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

The May 14 edition of the weekly Variety carries a full-page ad (p.13) by the Catholic League asking Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone to condemn an upcoming anti-Catholic movie on Showtime; Viacom owns Showtime.  On May 27, Showtime will air a film version of one of the most anti-Catholic plays ever written, “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for [...]

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ADL’S CRITICISM OF THE POPE’S “SILENCE” FAILS

By |2012-10-22T17:18:01-04:00May 11th, 2001|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

In this Sunday’s New York Times, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) will post an ad blaming Pope John Paul II for his “silence” in the face of anti-Jewish remarks recently made by Syrian leaders.  After quoting the two remarks, the ad says, “Pope John Paul II, we were greatly saddened by your silence.” Catholic League president William Donohue [...]

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CHRISTIE’S AND CATTELAN SEEK ANOTHER “SENSATION”

By |2012-10-22T17:18:04-04:00May 10th, 2001|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

On May 17, Christie’s will auction one of two versions of “The Ninth Hour” by Maurizio Cattelan.  The installation depicts Pope John Paul II being crushed by a meteorite while clutching his crozier.  The Cattelan sculpture has been the source of controversy when shown in parts of Europe.  This was especially true when it was featured [...]

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HYPOCRISY MARKS THE FORT WAYNE JOURNAL-GAZETTE

By |2012-10-18T17:10:42-04:00May 4th, 2001|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

On May 2, the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette ran an editorial on the decision of Indiana University-Purdue University (IPFW) to host the play “Corpus Christi” later this summer.  It vigorously supported the position of the school’s chancellor, Michael Wartell, to defend the play as a matter of academic freedom.  The editorial also chastised six state senators from Indiana who [...]

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