The first prize winner of the Spring Sweepstakes was C. Romano of Fallbrook, California. Second prize was claimed by June Moore of Holly Springs, North Carolina. Urban Fuerst of Delphos, Ohio, picked up the third place prize. Congratulations to all three and many thanks to all those who participated in the Spring Sweeps.
Catholic League News Release March 8, 2002 MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKS TO TEAR DOWN CHURCH-STATE WALL Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly has announced an ambitious plan to deal with the problem of child molestation by priests in the Boston Archdiocese. He proposes to involve his office in the recruitment, selection, training and monitoring of priests. Catholic [...]
Catholic League News Release March 22, 2002 RIGHTEOUS ANGER DOESN’T JUSTIFY USING RICO It is alleged that thirty-two years ago a man (whose identity is unknown) was sexually abused by former bishop Anthony O’Connell; O’Connell recently resigned as Bishop of Palm Beach after admitting he abused a teenager, Christopher Dixon, in the 1970s. The man who [...]
Catholic League News Release March 22, 2002 Reports are surfacing that many Catholic priests are under siege in the wake of the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Catholic League president William Donohue commented on this phenomenon today: “Virtually every priest I know is very angry over the sex abuse scandal in the Church. They [...]
Catholic League News Release March 28, 2002 In response to multiple media requests on the role of gays, celibacy and the media in the current Church scandal, Catholic League president William Donohue issued the following statement today: “It is wrong to say that the sex abuse scandal in the Church can be rationally discussed without mentioning [...]
Catholic League News Release April 3, 2002 Over the past few weeks, several explanations have emerged trying to fix blame on the Church sex abuse scandal. Catholic League president William Donohue speaks to these accusations today: “It is not uncommon for scapegoating to occur whenever an individual or institutional crisis emerges. Regarding the sex abuse scandal [...]
Catholic League News Release April 4, 2002 SUING THE VATICAN OVER THE SCANDAL IS MALICIOUS Today, April 3, two civil lawsuits will be filed naming the Vatican as a conspirator in the Church’s sex abuse scandal. Also to be named are the dioceses of Portland, Chicago and St. Petersburg, as well as two religious orders. The [...]
Catholic League News Release April 4, 2002 DISSIDENT CATHOLICS SEE AN OPENING: THEIR GOAL IS TO LOWER THE BAR Catholic League president William Donohue issued the following remarks today regarding the stance that dissident Catholics have taken in the wake of the Church’s sex abuse scandal: “The Catholic League has an agenda: the defense of the Catholic [...]
Catholic League News Release April 5, 2002 LOOKING FOR LEADERSHIP IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH? LOOK TO ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Many in the media have been asking where the leadership is in the Catholic Church during these troubled times. Catholic League president William Donohue suggests they look to Bishop Thomas G. Doran of Rockford, Illinois: “It is unfair for [...]
The Courier-Post, a New Jersey daily newspaper, announced on May 13 that it is conducting a student-essay contest on the sexual-abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. “The alleged abuse of minors by priests in the Catholic Church is the subject of May’s Student Voices essay and editorial cartoon contest. Entries must answer the question, ‘What should students [...]
