Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an article by Joe Lapointe that was published by the Observer: It is hardly a secret that many on the Left are militant secularists who hate religion, saving a special loathing for Roman Catholicism. The latest evidence appears today online by Joe Lapointe. I had to look him up. [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on remarks made yesterday by Republican leaders who spoke against anti-Catholicism: Senate Republicans, joined by three Democrats, stopped a filibuster of the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; the vote was 54-42. Final confirmation is due soon. It was two Mormon Republicans, Senator [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on recent attacks on Bishop Robert Morlino of the Diocese of Madison (Wisconsin): Catholics in the Diocese of Madison are very fortunate to have such a brilliant and courageous leader in Bishop Robert Morlino. He is currently under attack by dissident Catholics, ex-Catholics, and those who never were Catholic, for [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on religious Halloween costumes: Every Halloween we are treated to an extensive array of Catholic costumes, usually featuring priests and nuns. Some of the selections are cute; some are borderline offensive; and still others clearly cross the line. This year is no different. Regarding the three categories, we never object [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on remarks made by Rep. Nancy Pelosi on October 26: Rep. Nancy Pelosi spoke at the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus on October 26 urging her colleagues to overturn President Trump's rollback of the Obama administration's Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate. She supports a new bill, the Protect Access to Birth [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on President Trump's decision to begin providing direct assistance to persecuted Christians in the Middle East: Vice President Pence's Wednesday night announcement is welcome news indeed. As he pointed out, while "radical Islamic terrorists" continue to wage a campaign of genocide against Christians throughout the Middle East, the UN has [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on efforts to censor Halloween: No place in America is supposed to be a bastion of free speech more than a college campus, but it gave up that mantle long ago. Next week it will go into high gear—it has already begun—banning Halloween costumes deemed offensive. Offensive to whom? Liberal [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on "Novitiate," a limited-release movie that opens October 27: There is a reason why "Novitiate" will open in only two cities this Friday, New York and Los Angeles, even though it has Sony money behind it: the appetite for Catholic-bashing movies is greatest in those two cities. Hollywood, fresh off [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the reaction of the "Spotlight" crew to Harvey Weinstein: "Spotlight" won an Oscar for best picture in 2016 for its portrayal of the clergy sexual abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston. At least nine of those associated with this film have worked with Harvey Weinstein, yet eight have [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on remarks made by Lawrence O'Donnell on his MSNBC show last night: When a person makes a mean-spirited bigoted comment, he is not exculpated if he is a member of the group he disparages. What matters is not the biography of the bigot: what matters is the bigoted comment. Lawrence [...]
