The selection of Pope Benedict XVI was hailed by American Catholics as a great choice. One poll showed that more than 80 percent supported the selection of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, and most of those did so with enthusiasm (no doubt the figure would be much higher if only practicing Catholics were sampled). However, the selection has [...]
On Sunday, May 8, the Catholic League was bombarded with phone calls informing us that someone was able to "hack" into our website, replacing our homepage with a vile statement. Apparently, it was the work of Islamic extremists. The heart of what was said was as follows: "F--- BUSH - F--- SHARON — FREE PALESTINE — [...]
Orthodox Catholics have cause for great celebration—the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger on April 19 as our new Holy Father sends an unmistakable message: the College of Cardinals wants a man who will continue the theological legacy of Pope John Paul II. There can be no greater tribute to John Paul the Great than this. In [...]
On April 2, God called home the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II. The Catholic Church lost its leader and the world lost its most prominent role model. Never before has any public figure, from any quarter of society, captured the love of so many people as John Paul II. For the most part, even his [...]
Following the February 22 episode of the NBC-TV sitcom, "Committed," we were hit with an avalanche of complaints. We investigated the matter and immediately demanded that this particular episode be permanently retired, never to air again. NBC agreed. The episode featured two non-Catholics who are mistakenly given Holy Communion at a Catholic funeral Mass. Nate, who [...]
It wasn't the worst we've seen, but it was still unnecessarily offensive. So we made a complaint to Hallmark and they decided to withdraw the birthday card for good. On the cover of the card was a sketch of a homely nun wearing a habit, saying, "I'm so excited about your birthday, I feel like doing [...]
The campaign against Pope Pius XII picked up steam in January when the New York Times reported that there was documentation to suggest that the Vatican issued instructions after World War II not to return baptized Jewish children to their parents; this story was based on an article that had recently appeared in an Italian newspaper. Before the [...]
William F. Buckley Jr., the founder of National Review, wrote a column on February 9 for Universal Press Syndicate titled, "Death for the Pope." He began his piece as follows: "At church on Sunday the congregation was asked to pray for the recovery of the pope. I have abstained from doing so. I hope that he [...]
Never before have more Christians fought back in an effort to reclaim Christmas. For example, in 2003, a Glenview, Illinois firehouse was told it could not display Christmas decorations. In 2004, they won approval. In 2003, an 8-year-old boy from Plano, Texas was forbidden from giving his friends candy canes in school. In 2004, he was [...]
t will be a miracle of sorts if Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" gets an Oscar. The Passion was one of 49 films deemed eligible for a foreign-language Golden Globe, but it came up short in December: it was not among the nominees voted on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Here is what [...]
