MADONNA IN FREE FALL
Bill Donohue When Madonna burst onto the scene in the 1980s, her all-around talent made her an overnight sensation. Her ability to shock was powerful, especially her vile anti-Catholic antics. Now she is in free [...]
POPE AND THE PRESIDENT ADDRESS ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
Bill Donohue The two most powerful Catholics in the world, the pope and the president, are increasingly critical of Israel’s response to the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians. This, in turn, [...]
MEET THE CONGRESSIONAL BIGOTS
Bill Donohue There are Republican bigots and Democrat bigots, but when it comes to Christians and Jews, the big prize goes to the Democrats. Here’s the proof. If the Equality Act were to become law, [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE TO ATHEISTS—SUE US
Bill Donohue We’ve had it with atheist bullies. That’s why we are asking one of their most prominent groups to consider suing us. Here’s how this developed. An atheist hate group from Wisconsin, Freedom From [...]
BOSTON BURSTING WITH BIGOTRY
Bill Donohue The Boston Metropolitan area, which includes Cambridge, is bursting with bigotry these days. It’s not hard to figure out why. Michelle Wu is the Mayor of Boston. She is an avid proponent of [...]
CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS IN TIMES SQUARE
Bill Donohue Many passersby in Times Square are taking pictures of our digital billboard celebrating Christmas. The billboard offers a positive message at Christmastime; it appears for 30 seconds, 4-6 times per hour. It is [...]
TIMES SQUARE BILLBOARD STARTS TODAY
Bill Donohue Starting today, through December 24, the Catholic League will feature a digital billboard in Times Square. At the top it says, “CELEBRATE RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY,” and at the bottom it says, “CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS.” In [...]
NATIVITY SCENE ERECTED IN CENTRAL PARK
Bill Donohue Today, the Catholic League erected a life-size nativity scene in Central Park, in front of the Plaza Hotel, between 58th and 59th Street on 5th Avenue. We received a permit from the New [...]
FBI SOURCES ON CATHOLIC CHURCH ARE FOUL
Bill Donohue This is the last of a three-part installment on the anti-Catholic cell group in the FBI. At issue is the FBI’s reliance on sources known to have an animus against Catholicism. In the [...]
REP. JORDAN ASKED TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE FBI
Bill Donohue The anti-Catholic cell group in the FBI is the subject of a letter Bill Donohue wrote to Rep. Jim Jordan today. He is Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. To read it, click [...]
THOSE “EVIL” IRISH NUNS
William A. Donohue When it comes to women, men have learned to be careful not to sound sexist or condescending. If they are perceived as such, they will be stigmatized. There is one exception: they [...]
POLITICIZING THE CULTURE
William A Donohue Politics is everywhere, and it's getting out of control. We now have the likes of LeBron James and Serena Williams, two talented athletes, publicly taking up the cause of Black Lives Matter, [...]
TRUMP WILL BE RELIGION-FRIENDLY
From The President's Desk William A. Donohue January/February 2017 Issue of Catalyst None of the three biggest vote getters in the primaries—Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders—are known for their deeply rooted religious convictions. [...]
THE EGGHEADS BLEW IT
William A. Donohue I tweeted the following on November 4. "Bill Kristol, who has been wrong all along, now says Hillary will win bigger than Obama did in 2012. My takeaway—it's good news for Trump." [...]
WOMEN’S MORAL DESCENT
William A. Donohue In every society throughout history, young men have been the most violent, risk-taking, promiscuous, and reckless segment of society. If men have been the most morally destitute, women have been, or at [...]
SOROS-FUNDED CATHOLIC LEFT IS DISHONEST
Catholics are as divided as the rest of the nation when it comes to voting, and many look to activist Catholic groups for guidance. While there are good people on both sides, not every organization [...]
POLITICALLY HOMELESS CATHOLICS
William A. Donohue Historically, the Republican Party has been associated with Protestants, and the Democrats have been the choice of Catholics. "From the 1840s, when Democratic ward-heelers greeted the first great waves of Catholic immigrants [...]
MOTHER TERESA’S FAILED CRITICS
William A. Donohue On September 4, the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, Mother Teresa will be canonized. Already a saint in the eyes of most persons, regardless of religion, she is clearly deserving of this [...]
LOOKING BACK
July 1 marks my 23rd anniversary as president of the Catholic League. As such, now is a good time to reflect on our record. One of the raps on the Catholic League has been that [...]
JUSTIFYING ANTI-CATHOLICISM
William A. Donohue Anti-Zionists often say they are not opposed to Jews, just the Israeli state. Some are telling the truth, but others are lying. Similarly, hyper-critics of Catholicism often say they are anti-clerical, but [...]
“Catholic Connection”
Bill in the News ("Catholic Connection"): “The Los Angeles Dodgers threw Catholics and conservatives a curveball on Monday by reversing their decision not to spotlight the blasphemous anti-Catholic drag group known as the “Sisters of Perpetual [...]
After Dodgers reinstate plan to honor group, LA archdiocese calls on Catholic to support women religious
Bill in the News (Detroit Catholic): Catholic groups, including the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, and Catholic Vote, as well as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, had criticized the group for mocking the Catholic [...]
Catholic League: Joe Biden Is Dividing Americans ‘Along Racial Lines’
Bill in the News (Breitbart): Catholic League President Bill Donohue said Monday that Joe Biden and his administration are “stoking the fire” of racism in America. READ MORE HERE
Los Angeles Dodgers reverse course and re-invite drag charity group to Pride Night event
Bill in the News (CNN): Among those who balked at the Sisters’ recognition were Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio and Bill Donahue, the president of the Catholic League, an organization that says it protects religious and [...]
Dodgers Apologize, Reverse Ban on Drag Group the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Bill in the News (Hollywood Reporter): The original decision to disinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and rescind its award came in response to complaints made by the Catholic League and other Catholic groups and [...]
Dodgers apologize, reverse course on Pride Night exclusion
Bill in the News (The Washington Post): Rubio and Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, had written public letters to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred expressing their displeasure. Both argued that including the sisters, who [...]
Dodgers disinvite anti-Catholic drag performers from Pride Night after backlash
Catholic League in the News (Catholic News Agency): San Francisco’s Archbishop Cordileone also shared the Catholic League’s statement on Twitter. He added the comment: “‘Community Heroes’ for this?” READ MORE HERE
“Vocal Point” with Jerry Newcombe
Bill in the News ("Vocal Point" with Jerry Newcombe): In Bill Donohue's new book, The War on Virtue: How the Ruling Class Is Killing the American Dream, one of the issues he deals with is [...]
LA Dodgers blasted for plans to honor ‘queer and trans nuns’: ‘Diabolical’
Bill in the news (New York Post): Catholic League president Bill Donohue also wrote to Manfred “about this unprovoked assault on Catholics.” “Don’t believe the lie that the ‘Sisters’ mean no harm,” he said, accusing the Dodgers [...]
Catholic League Decries L.A. Dodgers’ Award to LGBT Group Known for Drag Queens in Nun Habits
Bill in the news (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue denounced the L.A. Dodgers’ decision to give the Community Hero Award to “an obscene anti-Catholic group, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.” READ MORE HERE
Special Reports
BISHOPACCOUNTABILITY’S REPORT ON POPE FRANCIS
According to BishopAccountability.org, "He [the pope when he was a bishop in Argentina] released no documents, no names of accused priests, no tallies of accused priests, no policy for handling abuse, not even an apology [...]
DEBUNKING “PHILOMENA”
To read Bill Donohue's special report on the anti-Catholic film, "Philomena," click here.
ON THE FRONT LINE OF THE CULTURE WAR: RECENT ATTACKS ON THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
To read Bill Donohue's special report,"On the Front Line of the Culture War: Recent Attacks on the Boy Scouts of America," Click here.
MYTHS OF THE MAGDALENE LAUNDRIES
Bill Donohue President Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Prejudice, as the psychologist Gordon W. Allport stressed, is always an “unwarranted” attitude. If someone experiences severe discomfort by eating certain foods, there is nothing [...]
STAR-LEDGER’S WAR ON ARCHBISHOP MYERS
Bill Donohue President Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights May 2013 On April 28, an editorial in the Newark Star-Ledger called on Newark Archbishop John J. Myers to resign. There should be a resignation, [...]
OBAMA’S WAR ON RELIGION
Bill Donohue In September 2012, Bill Donohue wrote a four-part series that was featured on Newsmax.com. The series focused on the war on religion that has been waged by the administration of President Barack Obama. [...]
Some Key Misunderstandings Regarding the Child Sexual Abuse Scandal and the Catholic Church
Some Key Misunderstandings Regarding the Child Sexual Abuse Scandal and the Catholic Church William O’Donohue, Ph.D. Olga Cirlugea, B.A. Lorraine Benuto, Ph.D. Department of Psychology University of Nevada, Reno We are clinical psychologists (the second [...]
STATEMENT TO THE DULUTH COMMUNITY: UNIV. OF MINNESOTA DULUTH HOLOCAUST EVENT
Dr. William A. Donohue President Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights April 10, 2012 It has come to my attention that the University of Minnesota Duluth is hosting a series of events on the [...]
SNAP UNRAVELS
Bill Donohue President Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights At the end of 2011, a Missouri judge ordered David Clohessy, the president of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), to be [...]
ROLLING STONE GETS UGLY: VILE HIT ON PHILLY ARCHDIOCESE
Special Report by Bill Donohue The sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church provides grist for the mill to those who harbor an animus against it, so a certain amount of cheap shots are to [...]
Annual Reports
EDUCATION
January 22 Troy, AL – A professor at Troy University unveiled his artwork exploiting the Virgin Mary to make a political statement about HB 56, a 2011 anti-illegal immigration law. The Virgin Mary was depicted [...]
GOVERNMENT
January 23 – March 23 Denver, CO – On January 23, Colorado's State Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a civil unions bill. In 2006, the people of Colorado said no to gay marriage. In [...]
MEDIA
The following entries are examples of media duplicity or deception. February 13 – 15 ABC News ran a story about a Catholic official from Purcell Marian High School who was fired for rejecting Catholic teachings [...]
BILL MAHER’S HATE SPEECH
No one has been more obscene, and more relentless, in attacking the pope, cardinals, bishops, and priests than Bill Maher; he does so every week on HBO. Twenty times this year alone Maher used his [...]
THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS
The following article by Bill Donohue was published by Newsmax on December 18, 2013: There are signs that the "War on Christmas" is abating. In 1994, a year after I took over as president of [...]
MISCELLANEOUS
January 7 New York, NY – At the New York Film Critics Circle Award, Michael Moore presented the Best First Film to David France for his documentary celebrating gay activism, "How to Survive a Plague." [...]
PREFACE
People often ask me what’s hopping at the Catholic League, and what issue we will be tackling next. After I bring them up to date, they’re usually perplexed to learn that I really don’t know [...]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Anti-Catholicism is as ugly as any other form of bigotry, though many do not agree. That is why some bigots are condemned while others are tolerated, if not commended. Generally speaking, it’s the elites who [...]
ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS
January – February Cranston, RI – The Cranston School Committee voted not to appeal a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Lagueux mandating the removal of a prayer mural from the wall of an [...]
THE ARTS
February 29 – March 4 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Parker Playhouse featured a five-day run of Matthew Lombardo’s play, “High,” with Kathleen Turner starring as a recovering alcoholic, gutter-mouth nun. Convinced of his special claim [...]
Most Shared Posts
BLOWING UP THE DEI AGENDA
Bill Donohue DEI training (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) cost American business $8 billion a year, and while there are some signs that it is peaking, it is not for lack [...]
PROTESTERS EVICTED FROM ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL
Bill Donohue A group of protesters invaded St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City Saturday night during the Easter Mass. Standing front and center, they unfurled a banner with a [...]
EASTER EGG ROLL CENSORS CHRISTIANITY
Bill Donohue Since 1878, American presidents have celebrated Easter by having an “egg roll” party on Easter Monday; it is held on the South Lawn of the White House. At [...]
NEW YORK WEIGHS NIXING ADULTERY LAW
Bill Donohue “Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery.” The Sixth Commandment has been encoded in civil law throughout the world, and though it has proven to be unenforceable in most instances, [...]
