In the wake of the controversy last month involving shock-jock Don Imus, CBS chief Les Moonves remarked that Imus "has flourished in a culture that permits a certain level of objectionable expression that hurts and demeans a wide range of people. In taking him off the air, I believe we take an important and necessary step [...]
Finally, a unique film that combines the excitement of sports and the richness of the Catholic Faith! "Champions of Faith: Baseball Edition" is a film that showcases Catholicism in a positive and respectful manner. Too often Hollywood uses the Catholic Church as a punching bag, choosing to treat Catholics as "looney" and out-of-touch with reality. This [...]
On April 11 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released the 2006 report on clergy sex abuse. Rachel Zoll of Associated Press did her usual fine work in her coverage of the story, but because most of the news was good, her piece was either ignored or drastically reduced by most newspapers. Here are [...]
Catholics who accept the teachings of the Catholic Church on the life issues have every reason to be angry with Rudy Giuliani's recent pledge to maintain taxpayer-funded abortions if elected president. His overall position on abortion is incoherent. He says he is now opposed to partial-birth abortion except to save the life of the mother, would [...]
Joy Behar, a panelist on ABC's "The View," is a former Catholic who denigrates the Church at every chance she gets. The April 13 show proved no exception. When asked if she is superstitious, Behar remarked, "When I was a kid I used to be because the Catholic Church has a lot of that sort of [...]
Department of Justice publications on Religious Freedom The Civil Rights Divison of the U.S. Department of Justice recently released its Report on Enforcement of Laws Protecting Religious Freedom for the fiscal years 2001-2006. This publication contains useful information regarding protection of your rights in such areas as education, employment, and housing discrimination. Another Department of Justice publication, Protecting the [...]
Brian Brown, executive director of the Connecticut Family Institute, recently testified before some members of the Connecticut legislature. The issue was same- sex marriage. During the questioning, Brown, known to the lawmakers as a practicing Catholic, was subjected to an improper line of inquiry. Bill Donohue sent a strongly worded letter to the entire legislative body. [...]
On March 4, "Titanic" director James Cameron and TV-director Simcha Jacobovici released what they called a documentary on the Discovery Channel claiming they have evidence of a Jerusalem tomb that allegedly houses the remains of Jesus and his family. In the week prior to the showing, Bill Donohue hit the air waves challenging what he dubbed [...]
On February 28, Frances Kissling stepped down as president of Catholics for a Free Choice. For a quarter century, she misrepresented herself to the public, pretending to be the head of a bona-fide Catholic organization. It would be more accurate to say that she ran an anti-Catholic front group. Twice condemned as a fraud by the [...]
William A. Donohue Frances Kissling recently stepped down as president of Catholics for a Free Choice. It was not a quiet exit. In fact, she stormed out the door in total anger. The source of her anger made me smile. You're going to smile, too, when you read this article. "The Catholic right is uglier and [...]
