This morning, Newsmax.com featured a headline noting that Catholic League president Bill Donohue has been likened to Osama bin Laden. Donohue was surprised by the comparison. He had this to say: "I'm not like bin Laden. He's a lot taller than I am."
In today's New York Times, about Rosie O'Donnell: "'She’s offended a lot of people,' Mr. Donohue said. 'She’s a train wreck.'"
Click here to read University of Chicago law professor Geof Stone's take on the Supreme Court upholding the ban on partial-birth abortion. According to Stone, "Here is a painfully awkward observation: All five justices in the majority in Gonzales are Catholic. The four justices who are either Protestant or Jewish all voted in accord with settled precedent. [...]
So much for the image of the grumpy, emotionally-repressed clergyman: a new University of Chicago survey shows that being a “man of the cloth” is the most satisfying profession in the U.S. The university’s National Opinion Research Center found that 87% of America’s clergy, spanning all religious backgrounds, are “very satisfied” with their chosen profession. For [...]
Kenneth Woodward published an article on the First Things website today called “Imus and Me,” which will be of interest to readers of the Catalyst and “Chatterbox.” We recommend making a visit to www.FirstThings.com, not only for this piece, but also for the countless fine articles printed in the magazine and on its website.
Joy Behar, a panelist on ABC’s “The View,” is a former Catholic who denigrates the Church at every chance she gets. Today’s show proved no exception. When asked if she is superstitious, Behar remarked, “When I was a kid I used to be because the Catholic Church has a lot of that sort of thing in [...]
Today's New York Times contains an article by Kenneth Woodward titled "The Presidency's Mormon Moment." In the piece, Woodward discusses polling data of likely voters in the upcoming presidential election. He reports that "Among those who identify themselves as liberal, almost half say they would not support a Mormon for president."
Asked about a sculpture in which presidential candidate Barack Obama is depicted as Jesus, a spokesman for the senator had this to say: "While we respect First Amendment rights and don't think the artist was trying to be offensive, Senator Obama, as a rule, isn't a fan of art that offends religious sensibilities." Read the Associated [...]
Today, Bill Donohue sent the letter below to members of the Connecticut General Assembly: Dear Connecticut Legislator: I have no doubt that all of you share my contempt for state officials who ask patently illegitimate questions of expert witnesses who testify before them. Unfortunately, two members of the state legislature, Representative Michael Lawlor and Senator Edwin [...]
In a March 27 column, the Chicago Tribune’s Eric Zorn had this to say about the Illinois Senate passing a bill that makes it mandatory for public schools to begin each day with a moment of silence: “The proposal is rotten—sneaky, unnecessary and intrusive.”
