At a Vatican Christmas concert Saturday night, hip-hop artist Lauryn Hill read a lengthy statement blasting the Vatican for the homosexual scandal in the Catholic Church. “God has been a witness to the corruption of his leadership, of the exploitation and abuses... by the clergy,” she said. Hill told the audience to seek blessings “from God, [...]
On August 1, the Long Island chapter of Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) issued a statement charging Rockville Centre Bishop William F. Murphy with delinquent behavior when he served in Boston. William Donohue, president of the Catholic League, spoke to this issue today: “The Catholic League has rebutted every charge made by Voice of the Faithful [...]
An AP story today says that Rev. Al Sharpton, a Democratic presidential candidate, has announced that he will begin a voter registration drive this summer traveling the country with musicians and religious leaders. Sharpton is known for his campaigning in black churches and has said that presidential campaign of Rev. Jesse Jackson provides a useful model [...]
A Pennsylvania radio station yesterday aired an editorial by Mark Marek that lectured Pope John Paul II on Catholic doctrine. WLSH, located in Lansford, Pennsylvania, aired the broadcast that many local Catholics found offensive. Marek, a former Catholic, took umbrage with the pope for his Holy Thursday statement reaffirming Catholic doctrine on marriage, Holy Communion and [...]
The highest court in Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court, has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a woman who claims she was molested by a Catholic priest more than 40 years ago. In doing so, the Supreme Judicial Court overturned a decision by the state's Appeals Court that ruled in favor of the woman. Today's decision by [...]
This Sunday's episode of the ABC show, “The Practice,” uses the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church for script. According to the show's writer, David E. Kelley, the purpose of this episode is to pose a question to Catholics: “Can Catholics adequately express their rage without quitting the church?” Catholic League president William Donohue answers [...]
In an interview in Britain's Guardian newspaper, actor Christopher Reeve accuses President Bush of bowing to Catholic interests on stem cell research. As a result of this alleged obstruction of research, the “Superman” actor says he is unnecessarily confined to a wheelchair; Reeve supports stem cell research and therapeutic cloning. “We've had a severe violation of [...]
Edmond Carmody, Bishop of the Corpus Christi Diocese, has banned both the gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial candidates in the Democratic party from speaking at diocesan churches because of their abortion rights position. The candidates, Tony Sanchez and John Sharp, are Catholics who say they are personally opposed to abortion but nonetheless support a woman’s right to [...]
A news release that was labeled a “Joint Statement on ‘Corpus Christi”’ was previously sent today regarding the play that is scheduled to be performed on the Campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) in August. It erroneously said that it was a joint statement between the IPFW and the Catholic League. It is not. [...]
Brit Hume of Fox News Network reported yesterday that CNN founder Ted Turner stunned CNN employees in Washington when he made an anti-Christian remark on Ash Wednesday. Seeing ashes on the forehead of some workers, Turner said, “What are you? A bunch of Jesus freaks? You ought to be working for Fox.” The Catholic League contacted [...]
