Bill Donohue In its reporting on Ireland's "mass grave" story, the New York Times has been one of the only media outlets in the nation not to buy into this hoax. Indeed, the 2014 story by Douglas Dalby blew holes in the account rendered by Catherine Corless, the person responsible for making this unsubstantiated accusation. He [...]
Bill Donohue "There is more free speech in pubs than on the typical college campus." That is what I told Rollins College president Grant Cornwell on March 28, the day I first addressed the suspension of student Marshall Polston. Rollins has now reinstated the student. This issue may be over for Polston—he courageously stood up to [...]
Bill Donohue Yesterday, I raised many questions about the account given by Rollins College officials in their handling of the dispute between Marshall Polston, the student who was suspended, and his professor, Areej Zufari. Some of what I drew on came from a story by Orlando Sentinel reporter Gabrielle Russon. She did a fine job. Inexplicably, [...]
On March 27, I posted an article written by an orphan who grew up in a Mother and Baby Home in Ireland. It is a well-written and researched account of conditions in Ireland in the twentieth century, and the care provided by nuns. It also debunks the myths about those "evil" nuns, the kind of propaganda [...]
Bill Donohue Yesterday, we addressed news reports about a Rollins College student, Marshall Polston, who was suspended following an exchange with his professor, Areej Zufari. It is claimed that Zufari punished Polston after he disagreed with her comments saying Jesus was not crucified and his apostles did not believe he was divine. Rollins suspended Polston citing [...]
The following is the text of a letter sent by Bill Donohue to Rollins College president Grant H. Cornwell regarding a violation of a student's rights on his campus. March 28, 2017 Dr. Grant H. Cornwell President Rollins College 1000 Holt Avenue – 2711 Winter Park, Florida 32789 Dear President Cornwell: I am requesting your intervention [...]
Bill Donohue We have become so accustomed to boilerplate accounts of Ireland's Mother and Baby Homes that even the most absurd accusations leave us numb. This is wrong. Indeed, it is dangerous. It is also born of blind hatred of all things Catholic. Those who are making wild-eyed accusations consider themselves tolerant and open-minded, yet they [...]
Bill Donohue Maspeth High School is an elite public school in Queens, New York. Of the 4,000 applicants this year, only 250 seats are available. Not one went to parochial school students, even though 207 Catholic students had attended a Maspeth information session. The principal, Khurshid Abdul-Mutakabbir, says a "clerical error" was to blame, and pledges [...]
Bill Donohue The circus continues. Judge Gwendolyn N. Bright of the Common Appeals Court denied a motion to dismiss the case against Msgr. William Lynn. A retrial is expected in May, though Lynn's lawyer, Thomas Bergstrom, says he may appeal the ruling. Judge Bright added to this classic case of jurisprudential corruption when she said that [...]
Bill Donohue This afternoon, Common Pleas judge Gwendolyn N. Bright will decide whether to end the ideologically charged war on Msgr. William Lynn, or allow a new trial. Lynn was convicted of child endangerment on two occasions, and both convictions were overturned. The Philadelphia D.A. who is pressing the case against Lynn, Seth Williams, was arrested [...]
