Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the way the media cover child sexual abuse: Media coverage of the sexual abuse of minors has long been biased against the Catholic Church. As virtually everyone knows by now, there is not a single institution in the nation where adults and minors interact on a regular basis that [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on last night's episode of "Late Night with Seth Meyers": Seth Meyers and one of his genius writers, Jenny Hagel, did a number on the Catholic Church last night that showcased their ignorance. Here is the exchange: Meyers: "The Vatican recently refused to host an international women's day conference because [...]
University of Mississippi professor Ronald Rychlak, one of the world's foremost scholars of the Catholic Church's role during the Holocaust, was included in last night's episode of the CNN series on the papacy. He serves on the board of advisors of the Catholic League. He prepared the following assessment of the April 8th edition for the [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a new Gallup poll of Catholics: We knew that younger Catholics were going to church in fewer numbers than in the past, but what is new about this Gallup poll is the decline among older Catholics. Overall, only 39 percent of Catholics say they attend church weekly, and among [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest data on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared April to be STD Awareness Month. The latest data show that "STDs are at a record high." Chlamydia is the most common STD; there was a 5 percent increase between 2015 [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards: In her recently published memoir, outgoing Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards says that in January 2017 she and her husband met with Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner. She claims that Kushner floated the idea that if Planned Parenthood stopped providing abortions, federal [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on New York State's handling of private schools: Earlier this year, the New York State Department of Education said it would issue guidelines on state oversight of private schools. What occasioned this decision were reports of the academically weak curriculum offered by some yeshivas operated by Orthodox Jews. When this [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on how bias affects decision making at the Southern Poverty Law Center: Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is regarded by many journalists as the gold standard for information on hate groups. But its record is dotted with inconsistencies—it has itself engaged in hateful discourse against some traditionally minded organizations: branding [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on some anti-Easter fare disseminated over the past few days: Easter is a joyous day in the Christian calendar, but for those who are either hateful or ignorant, it is also time to mock Christianity. There was a flurry of such examples in the run-up to Easter this year, though [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on New York's Child Victims Act: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo included the Child Victims Act in his budget this year and he failed. It was pulled over the weekend. He said he hopes it will succeed legislatively, and if that fails, he hopes to make it a campaign issue [...]