ABC has finally decided to cancel "Nothing Sacred." Though the network says that it is possible some episodes may appear this summer, several media sources have indicated that it is highly unlikely. The writers for the show have all been released. Catholic League president William Donohue commented on this today: "It is no secret that ABC [...]
The Vatican document, "We Remember, a Reflection on the Shoah," defends the role of Pope Pius XII during World War II while also acknowledging that some Roman Catholics were guilty of misdeeds. It implores Christians to abide by a "moral imperative" that will never allow for another Holocaust. Catholic League president William Donohue commented on reaction [...]
An ad by Absolut, the vodka product of Sweden, exploits the Catholic sacrament of Holy Eucharist. The ad, which appears on p. 321 in the March issue of Vogue, is a story-book tale about a priest on an island. Throughout the ad, reference is made to many Catholic symbols and themes, all but one of which stays [...]
Frederick County Circuit Judge Mary Ann Stepler has issued a preliminary injunction ordering a Catholic high school to allow two of its students, who have expelled, to attend school pending a trial. The students, a boy and a girl, were expelled after a sexual encounter in the hallway at St. John’s Literary Institution at Prospect Hall. [...]
Microsoft Bookshelf 98, a software reference library, continues a pattern of prejudice against Roman Catholics that was evident in earlier versions of this software. In a search for "Catholic," there is a subsection of quotations that lists 24 comments by public figures, past and present, on Catholicism. Fully sixteen of them are very negative remarks, some [...]
Last Saturday night, the ABC show, "Nothing Sacred," broke its own record for drawing the least number of viewers. The show scored 3.0 in the ratings when aired at 9:00 p.m., EST. As the New York Post put it, "That’s worse than many of the series on mini-networks WB and UPN—which is why industry insiders yesterday were buzzing [...]
The CBS show, "Four Corners," was cut after just two shows. The drama featured a Catholic priest who was pursued by an attractive young woman. It its debut, "Four Corners" ranked 65th in program households for the week of Feb. 23-March 1, posting a modest 6.9/11 ratings/share split; the second show lost 45% of its audience from [...]
The Catholic League’s 1997 Annual Report on Anti-Catholicism has just been released. The league’s fourth annual report, it is the largest and most detailed account of anti-Catholic incidents published to date. The report includes a preface, executive summary and findings section. The findings are drawn from offenses emanating from activist organizations, the arts, business and the workplace, education, [...]
