Today, all public schools in the Kansas City, Missouri area are being sent copies of the Catholic League ad that the Kansas City Star refused to run on October 30. This is the seventh segment of the Kansas City area to receive the ad that the Star would like to censor. Previously, we hit 1) every [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest news article by Kansas City Star reporters Judy L. Thomas and Glenn E. Rice on the story involving Fr. Shawn Ratigan: The Kansas City Star's latest hit on the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is both contrived and dishonest. It is contrived because the dirt it alleges [...]
Benetton has a new "UNHATE" ad campaign that digitally alters photos of world leaders to make it appear that they are kissing. There is one showing President Barack Obama kissing Chinese President Hu Jintao, and one depicting French President Nicolas Sarkozy kissing his German counterpart, Angela Merkel. After the Vatican disapproved of the one featuring an [...]
By John Paul Wauk In the case of Penn State, the campus police and the Center County district attorney's office knew - for many years (the first accusation was in 1998) - about specific accusations of abuse against Sandusky. Nevertheless, they did nothing to prevent him from abusing other children. The entire janitorial staff of Penn [...]
Today, private schools in the Kansas City, Missouri area are being sent copies of the Catholic League ad that the Kansas City Star refused to run on October 30. This is the sixth segment of the Kansas City area to receive the ad that the Star would like to censor. Previously, we hit 1) every Catholic [...]
Kansas City-St. Joseph Bishop Robert Finn has agreed to meet on a monthly basis with Clay County prosecutor Daniel White to discuss any potential cases involving the sexual abuse of minors; this will be ongoing for five years. In return, he will not face prosecution on a misdemeanor regarding the behavior of Fr. Shawn Ratigan, who [...]
Today, Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other faith groups in the Kansas City, Missouri area are being sent copies of the Catholic League ad that the Kansas City Star refused to run on October 30. This is the fifth segment of the Kansas City area to receive the ad that the Star would like to censor. [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows: Everyone and his brother is comparing the Penn State sexual abuse scandal to the Catholic Church's own problems, and in many respects, such an analogy is unfortunately warranted. But some correctives are in order, and some analogies not being discussed need to be made. No institution where adults [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows: Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it mention sexual rights, but it does cite religious liberty. To be sure, the courts have granted a generalized right to privacy (also not mentioned in the Constitution) that covers sexual rights. Still, such newly crafted rights cannot legitimately trump the two [...]
Today, over 100 Protestant churches in the Kansas City, Missouri area are being sent copies of the Catholic League ad that the Kansas City Star refused to run on October 30. This is the fourth segment of the Kansas City area to receive the ad that the Star would like to censor. Previously, we hit 1) [...]
