Bill Donohue comments on a remark made by Chelsea Handler on the November 8 episode of "Chelsea Lately": Speaking of the inclusion of Pope Francis on the Forbes list of the most powerful people in the world, Chelsea Handler said, "So, and the new pope is on the list. That's interesting since he's never had penetration. [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the suspension of Father Michael Kolodziej: Father Michael Kolodziej, a former Minister Provincial of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, has been suspended from all public ministry by the Franciscans. Furthermore, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has withdrawn his faculties so that he can no longer serve as a priest. Sounds as if [...]
Bill Donohue comments on amendments to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA): The Catholic League raised serious questions about the consequences of ENDA in 2007, and while some aspects of the bill have improved, efforts to strengthen the religious liberty exemptions are badly needed. Senators Rob Portman and Kelly Ayotte have introduced an amendment that would prohibit [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the November 1 edition of "Real Time with Bill Maher" on HBO: When a young boy recently sat in Pope Francis' chair, and the Holy Father welcomed him, the response was universally acclaimed. Well, not quite. Bill Maher is different: he hates Catholicism with a passion, and that is why he showed [...]
Bill Donohue comments on a news release he wrote earlier today on an Army soldier whose religious rights were abridged: A few hours ago, we posted an open letter that I wrote to the Commander at Fort Sill, Oklahoma regarding a female Catholic soldier who was denied her right to attend Mass on Sunday on three [...]
Bill Donohue wrote the following letter today regarding the denial of an Army soldier's constitutional rights: Major General Mark McDonald U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence 455 McNair Avenue, Ste. 100 Fort Sill, OK 73503 Dear Major General McDonald: I have learned that a Catholic female enrolled in Advanced Individual Training has been denied the opportunity [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the latest attack on a bishop: Last week, I defended St. Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt when he was being attacked by left-wing Catholics, and ex-Catholics, from the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform; the group, which rejects the Church's teachings on sexuality, called for the Vatican to remove Nienstedt from office. [...]
The University of South Florida contacted Bill Donohue today about the incident involving Dr. Timothy Weil. Weil had compared priests to feces at a recent academic forum; to read the background about this issue, click here. Donohue received a letter from Dr. Julianne Serovich, Dean and Professor, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences, wherein she stated [...]
Bill Donohue comments on an apology issued by ABC for a remark made by a child on "Jimmy Kimmel Live": In a skit that aired last week, Kimmel wanted to know how children felt about the United State's debt to China. "Kill everyone in China" one child said. Lisa Berger, ABC's Entertainment executive vice president, and [...]
Bill Donohue comments on last Friday's edition of "Real Time with Bill Maher," the HBO show: Bill Maher's latest show was a bigoted bash fest featuring Valerie Plame and Michael Moore, and, of course, himself. Al Sharpton was also one of the panelists, but he didn't say anything untoward (regrettably, the Reverend also didn't say anything [...]
