Bill Donohue sent the following letter today to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó, the U.S. Papal Nuncio: Your Excellency: This letter is in response to a missive sent to you by a motley group of dissident Catholics, as well as those no longer in communion with the Church, asking for the resignation of Archbishop John Nienstedt. The [...]
Bill Donohue comments on an interview that St. Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt gave to Minnesota Public Radio (MPR): It is not uncommon for the leader of any organization to be on the firing line for decisions made by his predecessor and his staff. But in this regard, bishops have no rival: sitting bishops are [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the latest development over the University of South Florida (USF) professor who mocked Catholic priests: I was faxed a letter today by Julianne Serovich, Dean of the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences at USF, saying the university was "carefully reviewing" the incident involving Professor Timothy Weil; I recently contacted school officials [...]
Bill Donohue comments on last night's episode of the E! show, "Chelsea Lately": Priests and Germans were libeled last night by two of Chelsea Handler's guests, Kurt Braunohler and Moshe Kasher. The objectionable part began with a discussion of Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, the German bishop who was suspended by Pope Francis for his opulent lifestyle. [...]
Bill Donohue comments on today's edition of "The View": Jenny McCarthy cracked up on TV today but no one seemed to notice. This is not a good sign. Jenny went into a tizzy about the Catholic Church because her mom was once denied an annulment. The former porn star then went into detail about her mother's [...]
Bill Donohue comments on Halloween costumes currently on sale: The priest costume shows the clergyman in black cassock with an erection. The nun costume shows her in full habit and pregnant. Anyone who wants to buy a costume with a rabbi or imam sporting an erection is out of luck—there are none available. There are also [...]
On October 3, Dr. Bill Donohue contacted the president of the University of South Florida, Dr. Judy Genshaft, the Dean, Dr. Julianne Serovich, and the chairman of the Department of Child & Family Studies, Dr. Mario Hernandez, about the alleged conduct of Dr. Timothy Weil. He asked them two questions: a) is the allegation true? and [...]
Bill Donohue comments on how St. Paul police are handling investigations of sexual abuse: St. Paul Police Commander Mary Nash is engaged in one of the most offensive religious profiling actions in recent history, and the fact that the Department is allowing her to continue is equally obscene. On October 17, she made a public plea [...]
Bill Donohue addresses Kanye West's performance Saturday night in Seattle kicking off his "Yeezus" tour: Kanye West apparently suffers from low self-esteem, and while his condition is entirely warranted, it does not excuse his willingness to cover his inadequacies as a performer by hijacking Christian iconography. At Saturday night's show, a tall Jesus character appeared on [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the role that religion is playing in the race for the new mayor of New York City: New York is a secular town, but mayoral candidates usually say at least something about the public role of religion. Neither Joe Lhota, the Republican candidate, nor Bill de Blasio, the Democratic candidate, has said [...]
