Bill In The News (Owen Sound Sun Times): Seth Meyers has incurred the wrath of the leading officials at the Catholic League after joking about a bizarre attack at a Brooklyn church. The joke enraged Catholic League president Bill Donohue, who compared the 12 January attack to recent antisemitic ones in the area, saying “no one” [...]
Bill In The News (Deseret News): This week the Catholic League came out strongly against proposed legislation in Utah aiming to eliminate an exemption for clergy when it comes to reporting confidential confessions detailing abuse. As others have argued, the push to eliminate the clergy-penitent privilege raises First Amendment red flags. READ MORE HERE
Bill In The News (Daily Herald): A Utah bill that would remove reporting exemptions for clergy or other religious leaders who learn of child abuse during a confessional is facing opposition, both within and outside the state. The New York City-based Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights came out in opposition to Romero’s bill, arguing [...]
Bill In The News (KUTV, Utah): An organization dedicated to defending and protecting the Catholic Church is speaking out against a new bill that is set to be discussed in Utah's 2020 Legislative session. President of the Catholic League For Religious and Civil Rights, William Donohue Ph.D., wrote a letter to Rep. Angela Romero, the sponsor of [...]
Bill In the News (Newsbusters): It's not surprising that ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live would think it's high-larious to make fun of Nativity scene. Catholic League president Bill Donohue made the case that Kimmel probably wouldn't consider a nasty skit for say, Ramadan. READ MORE HERE
Bill In The News (CBN News): The foundation set up by new Democrat presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has been donating millions of dollars to the nation’s leading abortion provider, Planned Parenthood. In a recent column at Newsmax, Catholic activist Bill Donohue called Bloomberg “one of the most radical pro-abortion politicians in American history.” READ MORE HERE
Bill In The News (AP): AP interviews with more than a dozen lawyers and clergy abuse watchdog groups offered a wide range of estimates but many said they expected at least 5,000 new cases against the church in New York, New Jersey and California alone, resulting in potential payouts that could surpass the $4 billion paid [...]
Bill In The News (ConservativeHQ): As soon as former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg entered the race for President as a “moderate” Democrat he began to abandon any pretense of being a moderate, even going so far as to disavow his one apparent success; continuing his predecessor Rudy Giuliani’s stop and frisk crime prevention program. But [...]
Bill In The News (NBC Connecticut): NBC Owned Television Stations across the country conducted an anonymous survey of Catholic Church employees. The results provide a unique perspective on how Catholics in America are served by their dioceses, parishes, schools and other ministries. When asked if church employees believe the church should consider ordaining married men as priests, [...]
Bill In The News (NBC Boston): Revelations of clergy abuse have shaken many Catholics across the country, including in Massachusetts, where 17 years ago, journalists exposed a wide-ranging effort by local church leaders to cover up the sexual abuse of minors by priests. But the church also has a rich history in the Bay State, where [...]