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To see the ad, “LEAD US, HOLY FATHER,” that appeared on the op-ed page of the April 15, 2013 edition of the New York Times, click here. Attacks on the pope are a staple of anti-Catholicism. But in...
View ArticleEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The biggest Catholic story of 2013 was seeing Pope Benedict XVI pass the baton to Pope Francis. Our new pontiff wasted no time becoming a media superstar, and by the year’s end, he was on the cover of...
View ArticleTHE MYTH OF DIVERSITY
William A. Donohue The greatest threat to freedom these days comes not from neo-Nazis, or from any other group on the lunatic fringe: it comes from those who tout the virtue of diversity....
View ArticleIRELAND’S “MASS GRAVE” HOAX; MEDIA SMEAR NUNS
Bill Donohue Mass hysteria has gripped Ireland, England, and the United States over reports that nearly 800 bodies of children have been found in a mass grave outside a former home run by nuns in Tuam,...
View ArticleTHE QUEST TO SCALP A BISHOP
This is a special report which was originally published in the September 2014 issue of Catalyst. The Catholic Church has many enemies these days, some of whom are ex-Catholics who left the Church a...
View ArticleBuzz Feed News
“Catholic League President: Tim Cook, NCAA “Jumped On Gay Crazy Bandwagon”“ Bill Donohue, the president of the Catholic League, says “the social media” has caused people like Apple CEO Tim Cook and the...
View ArticleCHALLENGING THE NEW YORK TIMES
Like it or not, no newspaper in the United States has more influence on our nation’s elites than the New York Times. And no one has consistently challenged its editorial positions with greater...
View ArticleWAR ON THE BISHOPS
The following is an excerpt of a Special Report by Bill Donohue, originally published in the September edition of Catalyst. The Catholic Church has many enemies these days, some of whom are...
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February The Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song was revoked from the film “Alone Yet Not Alone.” The film and the song of the same title had a strong evangelical Christian theme, and the...
View ArticleMEDIA DISTORT BUSH’S UNWED MOM REMARK
Bill Donohue comments on how the media are distorting a comment made by Jeb Bush about unwed mothers: The following media outlets have inaccurately reported a comment made by Jeb Bush in his 1995 book,...
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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...
View ArticleMEDIA DISTORT BUSH’S UNWED MOM REMARK
The following media outlets have inaccurately reported a comment made by Jeb Bush in his 1995 book, Profiles in Character: Huffington Post; Gawker; USA Today; Buzzfeed; Black Business Now; U.S. News...
View ArticleWHY FR. SERRA DESERVES TO BE CANONIZED
Bill Donohue This article is adapted from Bill Donohue’s longer piece, “The Noble Legacy of Father Serra.” Who Was Father Serra? Junípero Serra was born on the Island of Majorca, off the coast of...
View ArticleSHINING THE LIGHT ON “SPOTLIGHT
Bill Donohue The movie “Spotlight” is bound to spark more conversation about the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Unfortunately, much of what the American public knows about this issue is...
View ArticleCRUX WRITER SMACKS OF DISHONESTY
Bill Donohue comments on an article posted yesterday by Crux: Margery Eagan has a long history of ripping the Catholic Church, but her latest salvo shows how utterly unhinged she has become. Her...
View ArticleSHINING THE LIGHT ON “SPOTLIGHT”
The following report written by Bill Donohue was published on the Catholic League’s website on November 2. It was sent to those in the media and entertainment industries as well as Catholic dioceses...
View ArticleSARAH SILVERMAN’S OBSCENE RIP AT VATICAN
Comedian Sarah Silverman appeared on Bill Maher’s HBO show on October 9 attacking the Vatican. She began her monologue bemoaning the plight of world hunger, and then found a solution: “What is the...
View ArticleHATE SPEECH AGAINST POPE
In July, Cathy Lynn Grossman of USA Today wrote an article on Pope Benedict XVI’s call for a God-centered global economy. We thought the pope’s comments would be embraced by every reasonable person,...
View ArticleWAR ON THE BISHOPS
The following is an excerpt of a Special Report by Bill Donohue, originally published in the September edition of Catalyst. The Catholic Church has many enemies these days, some of whom are...
View ArticleMedia
Internet May 13 The Washington Post/Newsweek blog “On Faith” ran a panel discussion on priestly celibacy. About half of the panelists disagreed with the Church’s position on this matter but were not...
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