It is becoming ever so clear that what matters most regarding sexual abuse in the U.S. today is the profile of the abuser, not the abuse itself. For instance, if the abuser is a priest, John Q. Public calls for his head. If he's a celebrity, he wants his autograph. Larry Flynt is one of the [...]
The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act passed 64-34 in the Senate on October 21, 2003. Voting "yes" in favor of the bill were 17 Democrats and 47 Republicans. Voting "no" against the bill were 30 Democrats, 3 Republicans and 1 Independent. Not voting were 1 Democrat and 1 Republican. Catholic Senators who voted "no": Senators and Party [...]
On the morning of October 23, we read an incredible headline in the New York Timesregarding the decision by Florida Governor Jeb Bush ordering the resumption of the feeding tube for Terry Schiavo. It read, "Brain-Dead Woman Receives Feeding Tube." Brain-Dead? If that were the case, nothing could save her—she'd be dead. Curiously, the first sentence in [...]
Guidelines of the Catholic League Christmas 2003 This booklet was prepared by Gerard Bradley of the University of Notre Dame School of Law and Robert Lockwood of the Catholic League. It is a guide that we hope will be of use to Catholics, as well as to the general public, regarding what kinds of religious expression [...]
Soon after the Boston Globe broke the story of the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in 2002, a website dedicated to journalism began to post stories in a section titled, “Clergy Abuse Tracker.” The website, Poynter Online, typically posts articles found in newspapers that deal with clergy abuse. Effective January 1, 2004, the Tracker will find [...]
Yesterday, the Catholic League issued a news release regarding the decision of Simmons Elementary School Principal Karen Davis to remove a nativity scene from the school. Parents had put the nativity scene in the suburban Philadelphia school, but Davis had it removed because she said it was promoting Christianity. However, she allowed a Jewish religious symbol [...]
Karen Davis, principal of a suburban Philadelphia school, Simmons Elementary, has removed from the school a nativity scene that was put there by parents. “I felt that the nativity scene was definitely promoting Christianity,” she said. When asked why she is allowing the Jewish menorah, also a religious symbol, she opined, “Judaism is not just a [...]
Catholic League president William Donohue issued the following remarks today on word that Pope John Paul II has given his approval to the Mel Gibson movie, “The Passion of the Christ”: “Pope John Paul II has seen Mel’s masterpiece and, like virtually everyone else, likes what he has seen. He expressly said, ‘It is as it [...]
Catholic League president William Donohue spoke today on the way diversity specialists in the corporate world are responding to Christmas: “The Diversity Despots are once again seeking to gut Christmas from the workplace. Fraser Nelson, executive director of the Disability Law Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, is against any religious holiday in the workplace. Nelson, [...]
Catholic League president William Donohue addressed today the claim that there is a December Dilemma in the schools: “When people say there is a December Dilemma, what they mean is that school officials are in a bind: how can they allow the celebration of Christmas without offending others? The answer? Censor Christmas. “The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) [...]
