Catholic Democrats, a pro-abortion group, issued a statement yesterday on the “common concerns” that were discussed at the meeting between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Pope Benedict XVI. What they did not mention was the pope’s rebuke of Pelosi. Catholics for Choice, an anti-Catholic group, said it was “encouraged that this important dialogue took place.” What [...]
Amy Sullivan, a writer for Time magazine who shills for the Democrats, posted a piece today saying that the Catholic Church’s campaign against the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA)—the most radical piece of pro-abortion legislation in history—is much ado about nothing. Following the talking points of her pro-abortion friends in the Catholic community who insist they are against [...]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Pope Benedict XVI today. Please click on the attached links to learn what His Holiness said to Pelosi and for Bill Donohue's take on the meeting: Victor L. Simpson, "Pope to US Speaker Pelosi: Reject abortion support," AP, 2-18-09 Mike Soraghan, "Concerns, hopes as Pelosi meets pope at the Vatican," The Hill.com, 2-17-09
Protestant author Ray Comfort recently said that “the Vatican has chosen to officially believe Darwin rather than Jesus.” He accuses the Catholic Church of failing to exercise “common sense” and of failing to think “too deeply” about evolution. The best-selling author doesn’t mince words: “The Vatican, in essence, is saying ‘Don’t believe Jesus or Genesis. Believe [...]
Last night’s episode of “30 Rock” threw a few jabs at Catholics. Many of the familiar stereotypes were there: a church full of pregnant women, the alleged silliness of the confessional, questions regarding priestly celibacy, judgmental authority figures, etc. What was new was the decision to focus on Latino Catholics. We can probably expect more of [...]
Charles Darwin was born 200 years ago yesterday, and from the noise coming from some quarters, one would believe that he was an atheist. Nonsense. To be sure, he was a self-described agnostic, but he had no use for militant atheists. Consider what he said to Edward Aveling in 1881, a dogmatic atheist: “Why should you [...]
Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good issued a study about abortion data, which analyzed the effect of state welfare programs on the rate of abortion. The conclusion was increased social spending decreased the amount of abortions. Professor Michael J. New points out the study was flawed and that the data actually undermined the conclusions of Catholics in [...]
In one of the most crass examples of ripping off Christianity to make a cheap political point, Catholics United, a left-wing front group for the Democratic party, is running two radio commercials promoting President Obama’s stimulus package. What is despicable about the ads is not the content—which is inane—it’s the message it is sending on its [...]
Please click here to read Rabbi Irwin Kula's insightful response to the controversy surrounding the lifting of excommunication of the St. Pius X Society, which extends to Bishop Williamson.
Frances Kissling, who for decades headed Catholics for a Free Choice, has a piece in today’s Salon.com accusing the Catholic Church of promoting anti-Semitism for centuries. She begins her screed by saying, “OK, Bill Donohue, just get it over with and call me anti-Catholic.” Donohue responded as follows: “Kissling is anti-Catholic.”
