CHRISTIAN BASHERS RIP HEGSETH AND HUCKABEE
Bill Donohue They’ve started already. One week after the election and the Christian bashers are foaming at the mouth over president-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense and Mike Huckabee [...]
BAR FOR SCREENING NOMINEES DIPS LOWER
Bill Donohue Now that Donald Trump is announcing his choices for various posts, some of the nominees are bound to have their personal lives held under a microscope. Assuming something tawdry turns up, the question [...]
POLLSTERS MISS “SLEEPER ISSUES”
Bill Donohue Pollsters seeking to tap what is on the mind of voters are right to focus on the big issues: the economy, illegal immigration, crime, abortion, education, healthcare, foreign policy, and the like. But [...]
BELIEVING BALD-FACE LIES
Bill Donohue We just finished another presidential election year. Never have there been more lies told by so many candidates at the federal, state, and local levels. Not the usual lies—the ones that candidates tell [...]
Veterans Day: War and Remembrance for Freedom Was Not Free
Fr. Gordon J. MacRae This article originally appeared on Fr. MacRae's website, These Stone Walls, on November 6. Veterans Day and Remembrance Sunday first honored the great sacrifices of the First and Second World Wars, [...]
REFLECTIONS ON THE ELECTION
Bill Donohue Not surprisingly, the mainstream media are in disbelief over the results of the presidential election. That’s because they live in an intellectual ghetto. Instead of just talking to each other, it would be [...]
NEXT UP—NEW SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Bill Donohue According to the Washington Post, Donald Trump won the Catholic vote 56 percent to 41 percent. That’s a great triumph for religious liberty. As we previously documented, there were far more victories for [...]
HARRIS HAS A PROBLEM WITH CHRISTIANS
This article appeared in The American Spectator on Oct. 25 Bill Donohue Vice President Kamala Harris occasionally attends a Baptist church, but she still has a problem with Christians. So does her boss. Biden attends Mass [...]
ROGAN’S COMMENTS ON ABORTION DISSECTED
Bill Donohue When J.D. Vance sat down with Joe Rogan for a three-hour interview, the subject of abortion came up. Rogan expressed concern about the different state laws on abortion, saying the issue “is essentially [...]
MEDIA COVER-UP FOR HARRIS
Bill Donohue Our normally curious media are noticeably incurious regarding several serious matters involving Kamala Harris. Why the silence on issues that the voters have every right to know about? Harris is rarely asked when [...]
GOOD GUYS AND BAD GUYS
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK William Donohue The late Irving Kristol spoke about the overarching influence of the “new class”; they are the ones who shape public opinion. Such persons cluster in the academy, especially in [...]
CAUGHT IN A WHIRLWIND
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK William Donohue This has certainly been a whirlwind. The pace has been lightening fast, and that’s because we are getting pounded on all fronts. If it’s not the Obama administration trying [...]
ABORTION TRUTHS NO ONE CAN DENY
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK William Donohue It does not matter how strongly a person may champion abortion rights, there are some stubborn facts that cannot be denied. It is their side—the pro-abortion side—that must tippy [...]
LOOKING FOR DIRT
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK William Donohue In 1968, David Horowitz became the editor of Ramparts, which at that time was far and away the most influential anti-American, left-wing magazine in the nation. He was well [...]
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN THE CROSSHAIRS
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK William Donohue “We have been in the throes of the culture war for the past half-century, but never has it been more imperative to buckle your seat belts until now. Quite [...]
LYING ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK William Donohue When someone gives the wrong information, and he quickly discovers his error, he often says, “Sorry about that. I lied. What I meant to say was….” He is wrong. [...]
WHY WE EXPOSED SNAP
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK William Donohue Last spring, I read that the Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests (SNAP) was going to hold a national conference in the nation’s Capitol the weekend after July [...]
BEHIND THE “BLAME WOODSTOCK” CANARD
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK William Donohue Despite the multi-media universe we live in, the New York Timescontinues to shape the contemporary narrative on major stories. Indeed, many in the mainstream media (msm) are content to simply [...]
PROFESSORS AND THE POOR
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK William Donohue House Speaker John Boehner was selected to give the commencement address at Catholic University on May 14, and three days before the event, a letter taking him to task [...]
STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
In place of the usual “President’s Desk” article on this page, and the review/essay section on pp. 8-9, we are instead running the Catholic League advertisement that I wrote which appeared in the April 11 [...]
LA Dodgers Execs Deserve Bud Light Treatment for Inviting LGBTQ Anti-Christian Bigots to ‘Pride Night’
Bill in the News (The Daily Signal): Bill Donohue, the longtime president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, has compiled a lengthy list, dating back to 1979, of some of the Sisters’ [...]
After Dodgers reinstate plan to honor group, LA Archdiocese calls on Catholics to support women religious
Bill in the News (Aleteia): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, said the team had “officially endorsed anti-Catholic bigotry” by inviting back the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. “Only one [...]
LA Dodgers to Honor Profane Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Bill in the News (Independent Sentinel): “Bill Donohue of The Catholic League released a list of the group’s most offensive stunts since its founding in 1979 (see below). The milder ones include burning the pope [...]
Target and the LA Dodgers Put Budweiser to Shame
Bill in the News (The Stream): As for the “Sisters,” whatever “lifesaving” work they may do, their name and their nun-mocking outfits are quite intentional. As noted by Catholic League president Bill Donohue, “These homosexual [...]
Archdiocese Blasts Dodgers for Backtracking, Renewing Trans ‘Nuns’ Invite
Bill in the News (Epoch Times): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, accused the team of “rewarding anti-Catholicism” by honoring the group. Donohue said he wrote to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to [...]
California Dioceses Say Honoring of Anti-Catholic LGBTQ+ Group Disrespects Women Religious
Bill in the News (The Tablet): The letter from Bill Donohue, the Catholic League’s president, said the Dodgers’ plan to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was “an unprovoked assault on Catholics." “Don’t believe the [...]
‘Devout Catholic’ Biden Silent Amid Outrage Over Anti-Catholic, ‘Transgender Nuns’ Promoted by LA Dodgers
Bill in the News (Daily Signal): “Our next step is to persuade Catholics in the Los Angeles area not to attend Pride Night on June 16,” Catholic League President Bill Donohue said Tuesday, the Catholic [...]
“The Federalist Radio Hour”
Bill in the News ("The Federalist Radio Hour"): On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Bill Donohue, president and CEO of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily [...]
Perspective: In L.A. Dodgers controversy, ‘Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’ LGBTQ group wins at the expense of people of faith
Bill in the News (Deseret News):The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are not nuns. And regardless of what good they may have done over the past 30 years, visiting hospices and “lecturing ... about the risks [...]
“EWTN Live”
Bill Donohue discusses the current controversy with the Los Angeles Dodgers and other matters with Fr. Mitch Pacwa on "EWTN LIve." To watch click here.
Special Reports
Maligning Mel Gibson
March 2003 - Present The following quotes represent some of the most unfair statements on Mel Gibson and his film, "The Passion of the Christ." The selections in each category are in reverse chronological order. [...]
“Dogma”
Special Report by William Donohue August 1999 Click here to access the league's booklet on "Dogma."
Annual Reports
Activist Organizations
Activist Organizations January 12 In an article posted on TheWeek.com, Democratic consultant Bob Shrum took a shot at Catholic bishops for their opposition to abortion in the proposed health care bill: “Having abetted thousands of [...]
The Arts
February 11 – 28 Tampa, FL – The Shimberg Playhouse hosted “Agnes of God,” a play based on the notoriously anti-Catholic movie by the same name. In the play, a novice nun gives birth in a convent [...]
Business / Workplace
January 4 Celebrity Cruises announced that it would no longer have priests on board to celebrate daily and Sunday Masses. We immediately followed up by questioning the cruise line about its new policy. Celebrity replied [...]
Education
Education January 17 Colorado Springs, CO – A wooden cross was placed at a prayer circle for Wiccans and pagans at the United States Air Force Academy. The reaction of the Academy was boilerplate. Air Force [...]
Government
Government January-August San Francisco, CA – On January 20, a judge in a San Francisco court allowed attorneys David Boies and Theodore B. Olsen to submit e-mails they obtained between the director of the U.S. Conference [...]
Media
Media Archbishop Dolan’s Critics Freak Out In November, following the election of Archbishop Timothy Dolan as the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, critics of the New York archbishop went ballistic. Here [...]
The War on Christmas
November We sent all 50 governors a manger scene to be displayed during the Christmas season, and most did not have the courtesy of even replying. As you can see from the list below, we [...]
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous January 5 Joliet, IL – A large painting depicting the history of Jesus Christ, displayed for the Christmas season, was stolen from a home. January 10 Wilkes-Barre, PA – A student of Kings College was found [...]
Papal
PAPAL WITCH-HUNT In the spring of 2010, there was a concerted effort by the media, led by the New York Times, to blame Pope Benedict XVI for the sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church. [...]
Executive Summary
Executive Summary Every year in the Catholic League’s history has its similarities and unique qualities. What made 2009 so different from past years was the extent to which government threatened the rights of Catholics and [...]
Most Shared Posts
“The News on Merit TV”
On Thursday, May 8, Bill Donohue discussed the Conclave on Merit TV's "The News on Merit TV." While he was on the air, the broadcast captured the white smoke coming [...]
MOTHERHOOD YIELDS HAPPINESS
Bill Donohue As we approach Mother’s Day, it is inspiring to note that mothers are among the happiest persons on earth. Interestingly, this has nothing to do about being a [...]
PAM BONDI TARGETS MEDICAL PROFESSION
Bill Donohue U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is zeroing in on the medical profession’s role in providing services to sexually confused minors. She will focus on “the medical community’s fraud [...]
NEW YORK TIMES MALIGNS IRISH NUNS AGAIN
Bill Donohue In 2013, I published a monograph, “Myths of the Magdalene Laundries,” that debunked the myths about the rotten living conditions in homes for unwed mothers run by Irish [...]