There are many innocent priests who have been railroaded by lying accusers, malicious so-called victims' advocates, rapacious lawyers, and biased newspapers, but few have been more badly treated than Philly's Msgr. William Lynn. Recently, a Pennsylvania appellate court overturned his conviction—for a second time—and ordered a new trial. The badly tainted Philadelphia D.A., Seth Williams, has [...]
If it were the nation's goal to increase sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among gay men, nothing would work better than to follow the advice of pro-gay organizations. The anti-gay defamation group, GLAAD has boasted that three decades after AIDS was uncovered, it "has reshaped our culture and created historic levels of acceptance." On the same page [...]
Recently, a report was published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention titled "Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2014." After decades of the most progressive sex education programs in our nation's history, and the most massive distribution of free condoms ever undertaken, never has the rate of sexually transmitted diseases been worse. The rates among blacks [...]
Rick Hinshaw Sue Ellen Browder, Subverted: How I Helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the Women's Movement (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2015) Over the years, others have noted the hypocrisies of the so-called women's movement, as its self-appointed leaders abandoned broad principles of equality for a radical feminist ideology. Now Sue Ellen Browder offers a compelling [...]
Bill Donohue comments on what "Crux" reported yesterday: Any media outlet devoted to Catholicism is expected to accurately report what the pope says. Unfortunately, the Vatican correspondent for "Crux," Inés San Martín, says that Pope Francis told an audience of Christians yesterday that he "asked for forgiveness for Catholic persecution of other Christian churches," and that [...]
Bill Donohue comments on a remark made by Donald Trump's national spokeswoman, Katrina Pierson: On December 18, 2011, Katrina Pierson sent the following tweet: "Just saw a commercial from Catholic Church stating that Catholic Church was started by Jesus. I bet they believe that too." No one makes a comment like this without harboring an animus [...]
Bill Donohue comments on Bill Maher's latest assault on decency: When serial anti-Catholic bigots Bill Maher and Seth MacFarlane get together, it is a sure fire recipe for new lows in tastelessness. And that's what we got on HBO last Friday night, as MacFarlane appeared on "Real Time with Bill Maher." "...you're so lucky that you [...]
In the current issue of Catalyst, the Catholic League journal, Bill Donohue ran an excerpt of testimony given by Melissa Ohden last September before the House Judiciary Committee. Her mother tried to abort her, but the "procedure" failed. In commemoration of the March for Life, we are making available this selection of what the founder of [...]
Bill Donohue comments on a statement issued by Nebraska bishops opposing a gender identity policy pushed by a state organization: The Nebraska National School Activities Association has voted—against the express will of a majority of its districts—to allow transgender participation in high school sports and other activities. The three Nebraska Catholic bishops are opposed to this [...]
Bill Donohue comments on remarks made yesterday by Donald Trump at Liberty University: Trump went on a tear yesterday. "We're going to protect Christianity," he said. This needs to be done because "Christianity is under siege." He noted that in Syria, "if you're Christian, they're chopping heads, they're under siege!" Aside from addressing the "War on [...]
