Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on WCPO's duplicity: Earlier this week, WCPO, the ABC affiliate in Cincinnati, ran a four-part series on the way Ohio Catholic dioceses and religious orders deal with former priests accused of sexual abuse. It was highly critical, contending that the Church does not supervise these men once they are no [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a story published this week on the Catholic Church by Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin Public Radio's (WPR) story on the Catholic Church is much ado about nothing. It tried hard to find new instances of priestly sexual abuse and wound up with two, both of which are being contested [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an investigation of the Catholic Church by WCPO Cincinnati: The ABC affiliate in Cincinnati, WCPO, recently launched a three-month investigation into Ohio's Catholic dioceses and religious orders seeking to learn how they track priests and brothers who have been accused of sexually abusing minors. The "I-team" did not investigate [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Bishop John Barres' defense of accused priests: No institution in the nation publishes the names of employees accused of sexual misconduct except for some dioceses in the Roman Catholic Church. They don't do it in Hollywood, the media, the public schools, or in any other religion. Just some Catholic [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the results of a new survey on religion conducted by the Pew Research Center: The Pew Research Center has released a survey on religion's role in society that covers a wide range of issues. Of particular interest to the Catholic League are those Americans who are religion-friendly versus those [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a religious liberty bill in Ohio that is promising: By a margin of 61-31, the Ohio House voted for a bill this week that would secure religious liberty for public school students; it now goes to the Senate for approval The bill, sponsored by Rep. Timothy Ginter, allows the [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on recent attacks against the Salvation Army: No organization, religious or secular, does a better job of helping the poor and the homeless at Christmastime than the Salvation Army. This year it is coming under attack by homosexuals and the sexually confused, arguing that it is not supportive of their [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a victory in Wisconsin that atheists are deploring: By a vote of 64-30, the Wisconsin Assembly has voted to call the Christmas tree in the state Capitol rotunda a Christmas tree. The governor, Tony Evers, wanted it called a "holiday tree." He failed to say what holiday—which means "holy [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest news regarding Cardinal George Pell's ordeal: Australia's highest court has given Cardinal George Pell a measure of justice by agreeing to hear his appeal. Convicted in December of molesting two choirboys in the 1990s, his case will now get a final hearing in the early part of [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a lengthy story in USA Today about accused priests who are no longer in ministry: USA Today is on a tear against the Catholic Church. Last month it published a 3700-word-story on efforts by the bishops to fight discriminatory legislation. Now it has unloaded again, this time indicting the [...]