When Pope Benedict XVI gave his scholarly address before a learned audience at Regensburg University, he had no idea it would lead to a massive uproar among so many Muslims. Ever since giving his September 12 address, the pope has been bombarded with criticism, much of it patently unfair. In the course of his lengthy remarks, [...]
NBC announced on October 19 that it would cut the "Mock Crucifixion" segment from its November 22 airing of Madonna's "Confessions" concert. NBC did the right thing, but the fact that it did not say why the offensive part of Madonna's concert was cut showed cowardice. What NBC should have done is to admit that since [...]
The Thomas More Law Center, representing a Catholic League parent and her two minor children, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case that allows New York City to ban nativity scenes in public schools; the schools allow the Jewish menorah and Islamic star and crescent. This case already has been before the federal [...]
No sooner had the new school year begun than the Catholic League was drawn into a battle with the University of Virginia (UVA). Catholic students on the campus contacted us about two anti-Christian cartoons that appeared in The Cavalier Daily, the student newspaper on campus. The August 23 edition showed a drawing of Jesus crucified on a [...]
In the early morning hours of July 28, Mel Gibson was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving. But what got him into the most trouble was his comment, "The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." Our immediate response was to label Gibson's remark "indefensible," "anti-Semitic" and "irresponsible." But we also noted that [...]
Pop-singer Madonna took her "Confessions" tour to Rome on Sunday, August 4. During her song "Live To Tell," she wore a crown of thorns while suspended from a mirrored cross. On several national TV shows, Bill Donohue labeled Madonna's latest stunt "an act of provocation." Had she gone to Venice on a Saturday, he said, the [...]
A potential showdown between the Catholic League and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) was avoided when a highly controversial issue that we addressed was quickly resolved. Our effort was clearly worthwhile given the happy ending. The problem began on June 7, when Kris Fuhr, vice president for marketing at Provident Films (owned by Sony) [...]
Pop-singer Madonna kicked off her "Confessions" tour in Los Angeles by offending Christians and drawing more attention to herself. Between her political statements and oral sex jokes, Madonna found the time to don a crown of thorns, hang from a mirrored cross and croon her ballad "Live to Tell" in front of a screen flashing images [...]
The University of Oregon was home this spring to a vicious attack on Jesus. Almost as obscene as the cartoon was the incredibly weak response by the university's president, Dave Frohnmayer. The March edition of the Insurgent, a University of Oregon student newspaper, contained a large graphic cartoon depicting a naked Jesus on the Cross with an [...]
Bill Donohue saw "The Da Vinci Code" the day it opened. Here are his comments: "The movie theater was packed, and at the end of the film there were three or four people who clapped, and three of four who hissed. Most just walked out in a zombie-like fashion, eerily mimicking the characters on the screen. [...]
