Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, has repeatedly maligned Roman Catholicism for its allegedly indirect role in the destruction of the environment. On November 11, he once again went on the attack, this time stating that the Catholic Church, as well as the “Judeo- Christian tradition” was “silent on our moral obligation to nature.” Babbitt, who [...]
On Thursday, December 21 at 11:00 a.m., the Catholic League will hold a press conference on the corner of 59th Street and 5th Avenue to commemorate the start of its first annual Crèche display. There will be a blessing by Msgr. John G. Woolsey and an opportunity to interview Catholic League president William A. Donohue. The [...]
Despite Supreme Court rulings to the contrary, crèches are often banned on the same public property where menorahs are displayed. From the federal government to local schools, it is not uncommon to see menorahs and Christmas trees unaccompanied by crèches. Catholic League president William Donohue offered the following remark on this development: “In 1989, the Supreme [...]
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. has been named president of the Long Island Chapter of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. He succeeds William Lindner; Bill will remain on the Board of Directors of the chapter. “Chuck” Mansfield was elected to the national Board of Directors of the Catholic League in 1994, and serves as [...]
The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has contacted the U.S. Civil Rights Commission about a case involving anti-Catholic bigotry in Eugene, Oregon. On September 16, the city of Eugene, Oregon hosted the Eugene Celebration Parade. A panel of volunteer judges gave a cash prize to an entry called the “Rickies”. The group consisted of [...]
The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation has extended a permit to the Catholic League allowing for the display of a crèche in Central Park. The crèche will be displayed from December 21 to January 2 in the area of 59th Street and 5th Avenue, near the statue of General Tecumseh Sherman. The crèche [...]
In her column of December 10, Ann Landers will reportedly repeat the apology she made for calling Pope John Paul II a “Polack,” but she also refuses to apologize for charging the Pope with being “antiwomen.” Catholic League president William Donohue commented on this latest development: “Anyone who makes sweeping generalizations blaming any ethnic or religious [...]
AmFAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research, has just announced that it is withdrawing its anti-Pope ad that was scheduled to be run on public transportation outlets in New York City and other parts of the country. The ad read, “IF THE POPE HAD AIDS, HE'D NEED MORE THAN JUST YOUR PRAYERS. ” Catholic League president [...]
The notorious anti-Catholic play, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You, is scheduled to be performed at Middlesex County College December 7-10. Because the college receives state funding, Catholic League president William Donohue wrote to New Jersey Governor Christie Todd Whitman asking her to respond to this outrage. His letter of November 22 was also [...]
The December 8 episode of the CBS program, Picket Fences, caricatures Roman Catholic teachings on marriage and sexuality. The show involves the arrival of Pope John Paul II in the fictional small town of Rome, Wisconsin. During the parade, a man is shot. The death is listed as a suicide. However, the Pope testifies in court [...]
