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Reports are surfacing that many Catholic priests are under siege in the wake of the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Catholic League president William Donohue commented on this phenomenon today: “Virtually every priest I know is very angry over the sex abuse scandal in the Church. They are good men who would never commit [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the resignation of Kansas City-St. Joseph Bishop Robert Finn: In 2012, Bishop Finn was found guilty of a misdemeanor for failing to report Fr. Shawn Ratigan to the authorities once he learned of sexually explicit images of minors on his computer. The Catholic League defended him against his critics, some of whom [...]
No one has been more obscene, and more relentless, in attacking the pope, cardinals, bishops, and priests than Bill Maher; he does so every week on HBO. Twenty times this year alone Maher used his platform to attack Catholics. After Maher's obscene attack on March 22nd, the Catholic League went to work compiling an exhaustive list [...]
This article by Bill Donohue was originally published by Newsmax on May 7, 2015. “Catholicism Undervalues Women" was the title of an article in yesterday's New York Times by columnist Frank Bruni. He should be careful about throwing the first stone: the Times has a notorious record of undervaluing women. Indeed, it worked hard to deny [...]
On April 21, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Kansas City-St. Joseph Bishop Robert Finn. In 2012, Bishop Finn was found guilty of a misdemeanor for failing to report Fr. Shawn Ratigan to the authorities once he learned of sexually explicit images of minors on his computer. The Catholic League defended him against his critics, some [...]
The NBC show, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” will target Catholic priests in its season finale on May 17. The episode, “Silence,” features a senior priest involved in pedophilia and a subsequent diocesan coverup. Catholic League president William Donohue delivered the following remarks today: “The episode of ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ that will [...]
Citing examples from Boston and Milwaukee, Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on some disturbing parallels: “In 1977, Rev. Paul Shanley, the Boston pedophile and homosexual, said that when an adult and child have sex, ‘the adult is not the seducer—the kid is the seducer.’ In 1988, Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland said that when an [...]
Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on reactions to the proposed document by the U.S. Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse and the need for greater clarification: “The Catholic League said yesterday that the proposed document on sexual abuse was ‘thoughtful, pointed and fair to all parties.’ We stand by that assessment and question [...]
