Monthly Archives: October 2003

VICTIMS’ LAWYERS GREASE ADVOCACY GROUPS

By |2017-03-20T17:56:17-04:00October 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

We've long suspected it, but now we know it to be true: there is an unsavory link between some victims' lawyers and some victims' advocacy groups. In the September 15 edition of Forbes magazine, Dan Lyons detailed with precision how some lawyers for alleged victims of priestly misconduct have generously donated to victims' advocacy groups. For [...]

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JUSTICE SCALIA’S CATHOLICISM COMES UNDER FIRE

By |2013-06-28T15:55:00-04:00October 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Michael Newdow, the atheist who wants the courts to ban the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance, is now seeking to bar U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia from having any say in this case. Newdow's court filing maintains that Scalia's public remarks on religion disqualify him from objectively ruling on this case. The [...]

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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OPEN AMIDST CONTROVERSIES

By |2013-06-28T15:55:29-04:00October 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Catholic schools opened to a range of controversies this year. For example, a lesbian couple in Eugene, Oregon made a formal complaint to the Eugene Human Rights Commission charging that O'Hara Catholic School has refused admission to their 4-year-old daughter because of their sexual orientation. Meanwhile, Regina High School in the Cleveland area was pressed by [...]

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HOUSE PASSES VOUCHER PLAN FOR D.C. BUT NOT WITHOUT SHENANIGANS

By |2017-03-20T17:56:17-04:00October 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

On September 5, by a narrow margin, 205-203, the House of Representatives passed legislation that permits vouchers for poor District of Columbia students; four Democrats joined 201 Republicans in approving the bill. Then the shenanigans began. Angry at losing, the losers brought the issue back for another vote on September 9. They lost again, though this [...]

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CBS DIGS ITSELF IN DEEPER

By |2013-06-28T16:12:05-04:00October 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

In the last issue of Catalyst, we did an article on how CBS has misreported a story regarding a 1962 Vatican document. William Donohue blew up at CBS when interviewed by Paula Zahn on CNN and asked league members to contact the network. Now we've learned that CBS has dug itself in deeper. The Vatican document was [...]

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CENSORING PROLIFE SPEECH IN SAN FRANCISCO

By |2013-06-28T20:23:46-04:00October 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has voted to curtail the free-speech rights of prolife protesters. Previously, before the police could cite demonstrators for harassment, women seeking an abortion had to inform protesters to cease their expression; alternatively, women had to instruct them that they want to be left alone. Under the new law, the onus is [...]

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CONTACT THE DNC!

By |2013-06-28T16:14:09-04:00October 22nd, 2003|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

It is not enough for us to blast the connection between the Democratic National Committee and Catholics for a Free Choice in the pages of the New York Times. Read the ad here and then get as many family members and friends to contact the DNC. Here is how to do it: Democratic National Committee 430 S. Capitol Street, [...]

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MEDIA TREAT POPE FAIRLY (FOR THE MOST PART)

By |2012-10-22T17:17:08-04:00October 17th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

Over the past week, the Catholic League has been carefully monitoring media coverage of Pope John Paul II’s Silver Jubilee.  Catholic League president William Donohue summarized the league’s observations today: “Most of the print and electronic media did a very fair job covering the events surrounding the Silver Jubilee of Pope John Paul II.  As expected, [...]

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JUDGING THE POPE BY THE POLLS

By |2017-03-20T17:56:18-04:00October 16th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

On the day Pope John Paul II celebrates his Silver Jubilee, the results of two new polls on his performance have been released.  For the purpose of simplicity, the first poll will be called the USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll; the second will be named the Washington Post-ABC poll.  Catholic League president William Donohue offered his analysis today: [...]

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BOSTON ELITES SEEK TO POLICE CATHOLIC CHURCH

By |2012-10-12T18:31:24-04:00October 9th, 2003|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

A group of elites in the fields of law, psychology and social work has petitioned the Archdiocese of Boston for permission to oversee cases of alleged clergy sexual abuse.  They have been denied.  That is because the archdiocese already has two groups of Catholics who are discharged with this duty.  Nonetheless, the elites object to this [...]

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