An article in today’s Providence Journal quotes Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy as saying the following about the Vatican’s recent statement on homosexual marriages: “I see the policy of opposing same-sex marriages or unions, whatever you call it, as bigotry or discrimination.” Catholic League president William Donohue took aim at Kennedy’s remarks today: “It is one thing to disagree [...]
Catholic League president William Donohue addressed today remarks by Senator Richard Durbin claiming that the Senate Judiciary Committee does not discriminate against Catholics: “It was reported in the Washington Times on August 1 that Senator Richard Durbin ‘listed three Catholics active in pro-life and Catholic causes who have been confirmed for circuit and district court positions.’ Durbin was [...]
Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on Larry Flynt’s decision to run for governor of California: “Flynt has missed his calling—he should run where he might win. In Hollywood. After all, given his record, there are too many Catholics—especially Hispanics—in the state for him to dissuade. For example, Flynt has been accused by his own [...]
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors will soon decide whether to curtail the free-speech rights of prolife protesters. Currently, before the police can cite demonstrators for harassment, women seeking an abortion must inform protesters to cease their expression; alternatively, women must instruct them that they want to be left alone. Under the proposed new law, the onus [...]
Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on how movie reviewers assessed “The Magdalene Sisters”: “Imagine an anti-Semitic director who admits he packed into one movie every anti-Semitic theme he could draw on and then gets an anti-Semitic duo to distribute it. Next imagine film critics taking the anti-Semitic propaganda at face value and then offering [...]
