The following article written by Bill Donohue was published by Newsmax on April 8. Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, "The Joy of Love," does not change a single teaching of the Catholic Church, but he does call on Catholics to be more understanding of the irregular family unions that so many find themselves in these days. The [...]
In mid-April, two New York state senators announced that they will introduce legislation to eliminate the statute of limitations for sexual abuse crimes against minors—in public as well as private institutions. The announcement followed a determined effort by the Catholic League to insist that any such legislation must end the special protections that have long shielded [...]
On the front page of a recent edition of the New York Times there was a story about priestly sexual abuse that occurred "long ago" in a western Pennsylvania diocese. The story's omissions were glaring. Here are some of them: Readers never learn what "long ago" means. In fact, the cases of alleged abuse extend back [...]
HBO recently aired a documentary called "Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures." Robert Mapplethorpe was a homosexual who lived a reckless life; he died in 1989 at the age of 42. He was also known for his tortured relationship with the Catholic Church. But no one would know this from watching the HBO celebration of him. "I [...]
On five occasions over a period of just three days, five different television shows on Comedy Central went on a tear bashing Catholicism. A clip was shown of a priest greeting children, shaking their heads. Tosh implied that the priest was overcompensating, as if to say, "look at me not fondling these children!" ("Tosh.0," 3/15) Comedian [...]
We never heard of comedian Emily Galati, and that may explain why she crossed the line recently on "Conan"—she is getting desperate. Her solo performance, fortunately, had no interaction with the host. Galati's monologue centered on birth control and Christians. "I'm not that into Jesus if you haven't been able to tell," she said. We noticed. [...]
There was a time when religious groups sought to ban obscene books from public libraries, but these days it is militant secularists who are seeking to ban the Bible. Here are four examples. What makes this special is that they all occurred during the same week. A host of activist groups contacted the Department of Veterans [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the 2015 Annual Report on clergy sexual abuse that was released last week by the National Review Board of the United State Conference of Catholic Bishops: Between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015, there were seven substantiated allegations against clergy for the sexual abuse of minors that were made by current [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the "Do No Harm Act": Two days ago, Rep. Joseph Kennedy III and Rep. Bobby Scott introduced the "Do No Harm Act." It is designed to gut the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) that ensures First Amendment religious liberty protections for all Americans. Why would any congressman want to undermine religious liberty? [...]
Bill Donohue comments on a bill passed today by the Oklahoma legislature making it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion: It is up to Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin to sign this bill if it is to become law. Currently, it is a felony in Oklahoma for non-doctors to perform an abortion, so this [...]
