Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Joe Biden's new position on the Hyde Amendment: Joe Biden can get away with his penchant for gaffes, but he will never get away with his newly decided opposition to the Hyde Amendment. For decades, his pro-abortion stance drew a line in the sand when it came to forcing [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a report that criticizes the Catholic Church for hiring lobbyists: The Catholic Church has come under fire by wealthy lawyers who are attacking the Church for paying lobbyists to defend its interests. Their goal is to rile the faithful, hoping they will insist that their money be spent on [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a nominee for the federal bench: On May 23, we contacted the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing our concerns about a Trump nominee for the federal bench, attorney Michael Bogren. He is being considered for a seat on the U.S. District Court for Western Michigan. At that time, we called [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on what happens when politicians declare war on God: The Left likes to describe the way status groupings such as class, race, and gender interconnect, constituting what they call intersectionality. In real life, no one uses such verbiage: it is confined to higher education and other left-wing ghettos. But it [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on remarks made over the weekend by Diocese of Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin: Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin has incurred the wrath of homosexuals and their alphabet ilk for tweeting on June 1 that Catholics should not support LGBTQ "Pride Month" events. He tweeted that such celebrations "promote a culture and [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Kirsten Gillibrand's remark about infanticide in last night's Fox News town hall interview: New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand either lied about, or expressed her ignorance of, the legalization of selective infanticide in some states. She told Fox News reporter Chris Wallace, "Infanticide does not exist." Gillibrand should know better. [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Hollywood's reaction to recent abortion legislation: Hollywood has long been out of touch with most Americans, which is one reason why few bother to watch its annual self-congratulatory pageant called the Oscars. If there is one issue that divides Hollywood from the rest of the nation, it is abortion. [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on remarks made yesterday by New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: Imagine someone running for president of the United States who claims to be a Buddhist yet he rejects many of the central teachings of Buddhism. Imagine if this same person attends a Methodist church and frequents a pantheistic religious study [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on last night's edition of "The Daily Show With Trevor Noah": Trevor Noah will now be subjected to the same relentless attack on a select list of his sponsors that Samantha Bee experienced. That gambit paid off: After we managed to kill seven of her most prominent sponsors last year, [...]
May 29, 2019 Hon. Jerry Hill State Capitol, Room 5035 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Sen. Hill: Regarding SB 360, you have been quoted as saying that "the clergy-penitent privilege has been abused on a large scale, resulting in underreported and systemic abuse of thousands of children across multiple denominations and faiths." Could you please provide my [...]