Paul and Ronald Desilets, Catholic landlords who were sued by the state of Massachusetts in 1990 when they refused to rent an apartment to an unmarried couple, are faced with continuing court proceedings. A lower court had ruled in the Desilets' favor against a claim by the state attorney general's office that their action in refusing [...]
This past spring the Catholic League experienced three important victories, winning in Georgia, Vermont and Colorado, all without ever going to court. It is no exaggeration to say that without the League's help, the outcome in all three cases would almost certainly have been different. In the last edition of Catalyst, mention was made of the [...]
From June 18th to the 26th, New York was home to the largest gathering of homosexuals the world has ever seen. U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno did her part by welcoming people with AIDS from all over the world, suspending the ban against those with a communicable disease from entering the country. But what began as [...]
By William A. Donohue It all began on January 19th. That was the day the Catholic Leagne registered its criticisms of the New York City subway ads posted by the Gay Men's Health Crisis, a radical homosexual outfit. The posters included pictures of young people of the same sex kissing each other, complete with photos of [...]
The following editorial appeared in the New York Post on Saturday, April 30, 1994. It is reprinted with permission. The Truth About Condoms A new AIDS-prevention campaign has drawn the ire of the Gay Men's Health Crisis, which seems to want to maintain a virtual stranglehold on the dissemination of AIDS-related information. This development isn't surprising- the [...]
By William A. Donohue As an anti-defamation organization, much of what the Catholic League does is reactive in nature, that is, we respond to instances of bias and bigotry. But given the times we live in, it is not always acceptable to wait until problems emerge. Being pro-active has its risks, but being passive is not [...]
The Catholic League applauded the decision of the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council to cancel the St. Patrick's Day parade rather than submit to a court order allowing homosexual activists to march as a separate unit. The League's Boston office director C. Joseph Doyle called the decision an "act of courage, principle and integrity." The [...]
Three years ago, the Catholic League stepped in to help Chuck and Susan Baker, owners of Regal Art Press in Vermont, when the ACLU brought suit against them on behalf of "Catholics for Free Choice." The Bakers' "crime" was their refusal to print pro-abortion materials for the abortion industry front organization. The Bakers won a victory [...]
The Catholic League has joined a coalition of religious and civil rights organizations filing a friend of the court brief defending the free speech rights of pro-life demonstrators. The League's brief challenges the constitutionality of a state court injunction which restricts the speech and expressive activities of abortion pro-testers. Several Florida abortion clinics successfully petitioned the [...]
The Catholic League offered testimony in hearings before the Committee on Public Safety of the City of New York questioning the appropriateness of a proposed new law aimed specifically at curtailing demonstrations at abortion clinics. The statement by Catholic League president William A. Donohue follows: "Whenever legislation is being considered, three relevant questions to ask are: [...]
