Bill Donohue comments on those who are rejoicing over the resignation of Bishop Robert Finn: In 2002, Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland retired after it was disclosed that he paid $450,000—ripped off from the coffers that service the poor—to his boyfriend; Weakland was accused of raping him years earlier. Weakland's multiple offenses, all serious, have not deterred [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the resignation of Kansas City-St. Joseph Bishop Robert Finn: In 2012, Bishop Finn was found guilty of a misdemeanor for failing to report Fr. Shawn Ratigan to the authorities once he learned of sexually explicit images of minors on his computer. The Catholic League defended him against his critics, some of whom [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the results of the latest annual survey of clergy sexual abuse conducted by Georgetown University's Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate: Never before has there been better news about clergy sexual abuse, and never have the media been more quiet about it. Between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014, there [...]
Bill Donohue on Newsmax TV’s “Steve Malzberg Show.” Bill discusses the attacks on San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone.
Bill Donohue comments on the controversy over a proposed faculty handbook in the Archdiocese of San Francisco: Over the weekend, I spoke to San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. He is very much in command of the situation, and appreciates the support of the Catholic League and many other lay Catholics. Given his leadership, it is not [...]
Long-time member of the Catholic League's board of directors, Kenneth Whitehead, died of cancer on April 16. He was a prolific author, activist, diplomat, government administrator, and linguist; he also translated many books from French and German to English. Ken authored, or co-authored, 27 books, ranging in subject from the Second Vatican Council to Catholic higher [...]
An array of persons not affiliated with the Archdiocese of San Francisco have joined some parishioners to wage war on Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. At issue is a proposed contract for teachers at the four archdiocesan high schools. It seeks to assure fidelity to Church teachings. Dissident Catholic organizations such as Call to Action, Dignity, and Catholics [...]
In 2013, Rebecca Randles, an attorney who works with supreme Catholic-suing lawyer Jeffrey Anderson, sued Bill Donohue and the Catholic League for allegedly libeling a man who had made accusations against a priest in 2011. There was nothing libelous about anything Donohue said, and in January 2015 the suit was dismissed on all counts. When a [...]
William A. Donohue This article, which has been slightly revised, was published in the February edition of Legatus magazine. If there was one strain of political thought that was evident in the elections last November, it was libertarianism. Essentially, it maintains that the good society is best served by having a minimal role for government. Is [...]
The following letter was sent by Bill Donohue to Sacramento lawmakers on February 24: Assemblyman Roger Hernández Chairman, Assembly Labor and Employment Committee 1020 N Street, Room 155 Sacramento, CA 95814 Assemblyman Mark Stone Chairman, Assembly Judiciary Committee 1020 N Street, Room 104 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Assemblymen Hernández and Stone: On February 23, Assemblyman Phil [...]
