Today's announcement that Disney is planning to acquire Capital Cities-ABC is not looked upon favorably by the Catholic League. Given the Disney-Miramax movie "Priest," which slammed Catholicism, and given the Miramax-Excalibur movie “Kids,” which is so sexually exploitative of adolescents that it is being released unrated (after first receiving an NC-17 rating), the news that Disney [...]
On July 16. 1995, talk show host Bill Press went on a lengthy tirade insulting the Pope and Catholic priests. The topic of conversation, the Catholic Church’s requirements for ordination to the priesthood, quickly descended to an obscene level. Admitting that the Pope is “not one of my favorite people,” Press proceeded to make a series [...]
At a press conference on July 10 at Hunter College, the Catholic League will join with various Christian and Jewish organizations in support of the Religious Equality Amendment. The amendment seeks to secure for all Americans their right to religious liberty and freedom of speech, both of which have been jeopardized in recent years by an [...]
