On January 14, Dr. William Donohue testified before the Education Committee of the New York City Council on the issue of allowing a crèche to be displayed in the New York City schools. He spoke in favor of a resolution submitted by Councilman Tony Avella. Also testifying in support of the resolution was Brian Rooney of [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue offered the following comments about Newsday, the Long Island daily: “There are two bills before the New York State legislature that address the sexual molestation of minors. One is sponsored by Margaret Markey; the other is by Vito Lopez. The Catholic Church favors the Lopez bill, and that is because, unlike the [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue responds to news that President Obama will nominate Margaret A. Hamburg as the director of the Food and Drug Administration: “In 1994, I received a letter from Dr. Hamburg, New York City’s Health Commissioner, complaining about ads the Catholic League had placed in New York City subways. The ads read, ‘Want [...]
On the morning of March 9, President Obama signed an executive order on stem cell research that also included a statement on human cloning. Many media outlets quickly released a story with headlines like that of the Associated Press, “Obama Calls Cloning ‘Dangerous, Profoundly Wrong.’” On the same day, at 1:40 p.m, Obama’s press secretary, Robert [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue tells of the real-life consequences of what would happen if a bill by New York State Assemblywoman Margaret Markey passed today: “An 18-year-old who was allegedly raped by a public school teacher the week after Thanksgiving is out of luck—the 90 day clock allowed by law to file a claim for [...]
On its blog, Americans United for Separation of Church and State reluctantly offered a mild defense of the Catholic Church in its stand against the Connecticut bill that would have allowed state interference in Church finances. However, Americans United also took the opportunity to lecture the Church about the First Amendment, making absurd comparisons throughout the article. Americans [...]
On today's edition of "The View," Elizabeth Hasselbeck was at it again. Contrary to what many Catholics believe, she is no friend of the Church. The hosts of the show were discussing a Vatican newspaper article about the washing machine being what liberated women the most in the 20th century; Hasselbeck stated that the Church should not render an opinion on such [...]
The bill that would allow the state legislature in Connecticut to reconfigure the governing structure of the Catholic Church has been pulled. Introduced by Rep. Michael Lawlor and Sen. Andrew McDonald, the bill was withdrawn at the behest of the person who proposed it, Tom Gallagher; he is a contributor to the National Catholic Reporter, a left-wing [...]
A booklet on the upcoming movie, “Angels & Demons,” written by Catholic League president Bill Donohue, is now available. “Angels & Demons”:More Demonic Than Angelic debunks the myths, lies and smears told about the Catholic Church. The film, which opens May 15, is based on Dan Brown’s book, Angels & Demons. Ron Howard directs the movie. The booklet [...]
President Obama signed an executive order today on stem cell research; it was part of his “Scientific Integrity Presidential Memorandum.” In response, Catholic League president Bill Donohue said the following: “President Obama acknowledged that he supports ‘groundbreaking work to convert ordinary human cells into ones that resemble embryonic stem cells.’ So do we. What he doesn’t [...]
