Monthly Archives: April 2007

America’s Happiest Profession

By |2017-03-20T17:54:54-04:00April 19th, 2007|Categories: Chatterbox...|

So much for the image of the grumpy, emotionally-repressed clergyman: a new University of Chicago survey shows that being a “man of the cloth” is the most satisfying profession in the U.S. The university’s National Opinion Research Center found that 87% of America’s clergy, spanning all religious backgrounds, are “very satisfied” with their chosen profession. For [...]

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SUPREMES BAN INFANTICIDE

By |2012-10-11T20:49:19-04:00April 18th, 2007|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, spoke today about the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to ban partial-birth abortions: “The late New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a supporter of theRoe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, once called partial-birth abortion ‘infanticide.’ So has former New York City Mayor Ed Koch. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court [...]

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Recommended Reading – Kenneth Woodward on Imus

By |2011-09-07T13:50:37-04:00April 17th, 2007|Categories: Chatterbox...|

Kenneth Woodward published an article on the First Things website today called “Imus and Me,” which will be of interest to readers of the Catalyst and “Chatterbox.” We recommend making a visit to www.FirstThings.com, not only for this piece, but also for the countless fine articles printed in the magazine and on its website.

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NO POST-IMUS CULTURE FOR CATHOLIC BASHERS

By |2017-03-20T17:54:54-04:00April 16th, 2007|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on the latest attacks on Catholics by comedians: “In the wake of the Imus controversy last week, CBS chief Les Moonves said that Imus ‘has flourished in a culture that permits a certain level of objectionable expression that hurts and demeans a wide range of people. In taking him [...]

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Behar Strikes Again

By |2011-09-07T13:48:15-04:00April 13th, 2007|Categories: Chatterbox...|

Joy Behar, a panelist on ABC’s “The View,” is a former Catholic who denigrates the Church at every chance she gets. Today’s show proved no exception. When asked if she is superstitious, Behar remarked, “When I was a kid I used to be because the Catholic Church has a lot of that sort of thing in [...]

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THE SCANDAL THAT HAS NO NAME

By |2012-10-11T20:49:20-04:00April 12th, 2007|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Yesterday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released the 2006 report on clergy sex abuse. Addressing this issue is Catholic League president Bill Donohue: “Rachel Zoll of Associated Press did her usual fine work, but because most of the news was good, her piece was either ignored or drastically reduced by most newspapers. Here [...]

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CATHOLIC BASHERS SPARED IMUS TREATMENT

By |2012-10-22T17:16:01-04:00April 11th, 2007|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on the way Catholic bashers are treated as compared to Don Imus: “Two years ago, Penn Jillette (of the comedy team Penn and Teller) went on Showtime calling Mother Teresa ‘Mother F—king Teresa’ and called the nuns who worked with her ‘f—king c—ts.’ Showtime is owned by Viacom and [...]

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GIULIANI AND CASEY: MAKING LIFE DECISIONS

By |2017-03-20T17:54:54-04:00April 10th, 2007|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani’s recent statement on abortion, and Senator Bob Casey’s position on embryonic stem cell research: “Catholics who accept the teachings of the Catholic Church on the life issues have every reason to be angry with Rudy Giuliani’s pledge to maintain taxpayer-funded abortions if elected president. [...]

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Tolerance, Anyone?

By |2017-03-20T17:54:54-04:00April 9th, 2007|Categories: Chatterbox...|

Today's New York Times contains an article by Kenneth Woodward titled "The Presidency's Mormon Moment." In the piece, Woodward discusses polling data of likely voters in the upcoming presidential election. He reports that "Among those who identify themselves as liberal, almost half say they would not support a Mormon for president."

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“SOUTH PARK” LAMPOONS BILL DONOHUE

By |2012-10-11T20:49:22-04:00April 5th, 2007|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

On last night’s episode of the Comedy Central show “South Park,”Catholic League president Bill Donohue appeared as one of the cartoon characters, along with a figure of Pope Benedict XVI. The Easter script depicted Donohue chastising the pope for being “too soft.” Donohue then takes over as pope. When a Jesus figure appears, he has both the [...]

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