To say the Catholic Church confounds Newsweek is an understatement: they just don't know what to make of it. The September 10 Newsweek article began by praising Pope Francis as a progressive, then went on a lengthy rant against San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, only to finish with a mixed review of the Holy Father. In [...]
A couple of weeks ago, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a rabidly pro-abortion Catholic, sent a letter to Pope Francis — signed by 93 of her House Democratic colleagues — that urged him to focus on certain topics when he addressed Congress Sept. 24. And they were not content to have him speak in general terms about concerns [...]
Introduction Over the summer, the Catholic League commissioned a survey of Catholics, in anticipation of the media surveys we knew would precede the Holy Father's visit to the United States. In addition to the usual questions, we probed issues that the media generally ignore. We also dug deeper, seeking a more comprehensive examination of Catholic attitudes [...]
On September 2, the Pew Research Center released a survey on Catholics. In terms of methodological precision, the Pew Research Center has no rival. Its latest survey is no exception: it offered an in-depth picture of Catholics. But its decision to examine those who are no longer Catholic, or never were, is of questionable utility. The [...]
Anti-Catholic groups such as GLAAD have been selling the false notion that there is a "stark contrast between the Roman Catholic hierarchy and the laity," and that "These bishops and cardinals are often greatly out of step with what the vast majority of Catholics believe." As the Catholic League-Polling Company survey recently disclosed, that is mostly [...]
Who but Charlie Hebdo would find the tragic drowning death of a little boy funny? The French magazine, notorious for its vile offenses against the sacred beliefs of Muslims, Christians and Jews, recently published two disgusting cartoons mocking the death of little Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed up on the shores of [...]
Recently, GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed to take on the fight involving the war on Christians. During an interview with Yellowhammer News on August 21, Donald Trump spoke out against the war on Christians both at home and abroad. At home he focused on secular assaults on Christianity. He offered by way of example the [...]
A couple of weeks ago, a news story was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer on the surge in seminarians in the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Finally, the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote a positive piece on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Unfortunately, reporter David O'Reilly did not give Archbishop Charles Chaput his due in accounting for the spike in ordinations under [...]
Pope Francis has authorized an expansion of the forgiveness process for those who have had an abortion. Traditionally, when it comes to the sin of abortion, the Sacrament of Reconciliation has been the preserve of designated members of the clergy. But when the Jubilee Year of Mercy begins December 8, all priests will be eligible to [...]
A recent op-ed in the New York Times said "We can all recognize that abortion in many ways represents a sad, even tragic choice in many, many women." Those are the words of Hillary Clinton. Which is why she must be as dumbfounded as Bill Donohue was to read the op-ed by Jill Filipovic that boasted [...]
