Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a PBS show that will air tonight, "David Letterman: The Mark Twain Prize": Last month, David Letterman received the Mark Twain Prize, an award that is presented to comedians. Parts of this Kennedy Center event will air tonight on PBS, but a clip featuring Al Franken lauding Letterman has [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue explains why Charles Manson was more than just a crazed hippie: To understand Charles Manson, we need to acknowledge his affinity with postmodernist intellectuals. For example, Manson, along with Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault, all denied the existence of truth. In all three cases, they used their nihilism to justify their [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Bill Maher's Friday night show: On his November 17 show, Bill Maher proved once again what a coward he is. He had ample opportunity to discuss the pathologically sick acts of Louis C.K., but just like the week before, he never addressed him by name, opting to make light [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Bill Maher's last show, asking whether Maher will finally discuss Louis C.K. tonight: On his HBO show last Friday, Bill Maher showed what a coward he is by refusing to slam his pervert buddy, Louis C.K. Instead, he made a vicious attack on the Holy Family, prompting us to [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue released the following statement today: Senator Al Franken should resign immediately. There is no place in public office for sexual abusers. If Franken were an accused priest, he would be forced to step aside, pending an investigation. Given that he is an admitted molester, he should resign. The priest reference is [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue sent a letter today to Time Warner Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes regarding recurrent attacks on Catholicism aired by its media outlets. To read it, click here. Donohue's letter comes on the heels of a petition asking HBO (a Time Warner holding) to grant Catholics the same respect it showed African [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on last night's edition of "Full Frontal," starring Samantha Bee: Samantha Bee has a record of bashing Catholicism, so her stunt last night was not surprising. But she went beyond her usual vile quips when she trashed Jesus and Our Blessed Mother. Bee began by discussing Roy Moore and a [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the Catholic League's response to what Bill Maher said on his last show: As we pointed out this week, Bill Maher unleashed a vile assault on Christians, singling out Catholics, on his November 10 HBO show, "Real Time with Bill Maher." After discussing an offensive remark made by Alabama state auditor Jim [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Bill Maher's latest offense against Catholics: For Bill Maher, the allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore—a Southern Baptist—offered an opportunity to take a shot at Catholics. On HBO's Nov. 10 "Real Time with Bill Maher," the host was criticizing statements by Alabama state auditor Jim Zeigler comparing Moore's [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue discusses a column posted by the Washington Post on a Colorado school board vote: In a Washington Post blog post by Valerie Strauss, she notes that those opposed to a school voucher program won all four seats on the seven-member school board panel in Douglas County, Colorado. The headline reads, "With [...]
