Pope Benedict XVI's speech on September 12 at the University of Regensburg in Germany elicited reactions from many critics, with some of them calling for the pope's head. Here is the worst of the worst: · September 14, Ali Bardakoglu, head of Turkey's Directorate General for Religious Affairs told NTV (Turkey): "The remarks reflect the [...]
While many used harsh words to criticize Pope Benedict XVI's remarks at Regensburg, others went a step further, and took to the streets. On September 15, about 2,000 Palestinians protested in Gaza City. In Cairo, 100 demonstrators stood outside a mosque and shouted, "Oh Crusaders, oh cowards! Down with the pope!" On September 16, five churches [...]
There are many who've denounced Pope Benedict XVI's speech in Germany, but there are also those who've supported the pontiff. Here are some of the quotes in support of the Pope's message and critical of the violent reactions to it: · September 21, Bill Donohue, letter to The New York Times: "'The Pope's Act of Contrition' [...]
Catholics have every right to expect that Catholic colleges and universities are free from bigotry of any kind. Unfortunately, a recent ugly incident by DePaul University professor Norman G. Finkelstein has betrayed that trust. To be specific, Finkelstein wrote a column for indybay.org that suggests Alan Dershowitz be assassinated. The article is coupled with an obscene [...]
On September 30, Adirondack Community College (ACC), part of the State University of New York (SUNY), sponsored Pagan Pride Day. ACC Student Association hosted the event and said it was free to the public and designed to be "a celebration of religious diversity." But nothing is free—New York taxpayers paid for Pagan Pride Day—and a panel [...]
A new activist organization, Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, issued a voter guide that is nothing more than a slick attempt to get the abortion albatross off the necks of Catholic Democrats. However, the noose is still there. Instead of dropping opposition to parental notification laws and support for keeping partial-birth abortion legal, the [...]
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 [...]
William A. Donohue Colleges and universities are called institutions of higher education, but it makes one wonder these days whether the appellation is warranted. Take the response we got from the University of Virginia and the University of Minnesota about their sponsorship of anti-Catholic fare. The anti-Catholic graphics that appeared in the student newspaper at the [...]
