William Donohue, president of the Catholic League, attended the preview last night of the off-Broadway play, Late Night Catechism, and issued the following remarks today: "Late Night Catechism continues the artistic assault on Roman Catholicism by ridiculing virtually every aspect of Catholicism. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the Saints, the sacraments, Catholic schools, Catholic customs--nothing is considered too [...]
Yesterday, Rev. Al Sharpton declared his candidacy for the Mayor of New York from Canaan Baptist Church in Harlem. William Donohue of the Catholic League commented on this unusual move today: "It was wrong for Rev. Al Sharpton to launch his candidacy for the Mayor of New York from a church. If the boundaries between church [...]
In the fall edition of "Animal Times," People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sharply criticizes the Boys Town National Research Hospital for doing research on animals; the hospital received nearly $3 million in U.S. grants for experiments on cats. What the Catholic League is objecting to is the opening statement in the article entitled, [...]
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has offered to negotiate the 1egalities involved in his plan to place 1,000 of the most poorly-educated public school students in parochial schools. This development, along with the willingness of Schools Chancellor Rudy Crew to consider the mayor's novel approach, bodes well for the prospective beneficiaries of the program. It [...]
