Catholic League president Bill Donohue is calling for sanctions against Rep. Ilhan Omar: I am contacting House Ethics Committee chairman Rep. Ted Deutch (D) and Ranking Member Rep. Kenny Marchant (R) asking them to lead the way in imposing sanctions on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D). The Somali freshman congresswoman from Minnesota has violated Rule XXIII, Section [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on critics of the Covington Catholic High School students involved in the fracas on January 18: Having addressed the events of January 18 (click here), I now want to assess some of the most prominent critics of the Covington Catholic students. That the students were not the guilty party in [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the Kentucky Catholic students and what actually happened: There were three parties to the dustup that occurred on January 18. Catholic students from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky, who had participated in the March for Life, assembled on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial waiting for buses to [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on how abortion endangers women: Honest men and women know that abortion kills, but what about the dangers to women who elect to have one? Last month, the CEO of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio argued that "abortion is one of the safest medical procedures." Not for the child it [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's State of the State and Budget Address: On January 15, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo cited a quote by Pope Francis that he said offered support for the Child Victims Act; Cuomo's remarks were included in his State of the State and Budget Address. [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest game played by the Oxford Union: Is the Oxford Union committing suicide? It is one thing to lie to me after being disinvited from participating in a debate on February 28, quite another to knife itself by staging a phony debate on the Catholic Church. "This House [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an artistic controversy in Israel: A crucified sculpture of Ronald McDonald, called "McJesus," is on display in the Haifa Museum of Art. Christians have protested, and some of them have turned violent. While the violence must be condemned, it is encouraging to see Christian leaders speaking out against this [...]
Last month, Catholic League president Bill Donohue was invited by the president of the Oxford Union to participate in one of their storied debates. Donohue was to speak to the motion, "The House Believes The Catholic Church Can Never Pay For Its Sins." The debate was slated for February 28. On January 9, Catholic League director [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an editorial in today's New York Times: Is it morally acceptable to slash the neck of an animal? Is it morally acceptable to slash the neck of a baby? The New York Times waffles on the former but agrees with the latter. "Balancing Animal Welfare and Religious Rites" is [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the way critics of German Cardinal Walter Brandmüller have reacted to his remarks on priestly sexual abuse: The recent statements by Cardinal Walter Brandmüller on the subject of clergy sexual abuse have been unfairly characterized. He made four key points, all of which are eminently defensible. 1. The former [...]
