Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Religious Freedom Day: On January 16, 1993, Congress passed a resolution recognizing Religious Freedom Day. It was proclaimed to celebrate the passage of the First Amendment's guarantee of religious liberty. With religious liberty so imperiled these days, it is especially important for us to mark this special occasion in [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump: Over the weekend, on January 9th, the ACLU's board of directors met to discuss the impeachment of President Trump. On January 10th, it unanimously decided he must be impeached. It is one thing for politicians, [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest attacks on freedom of speech: The censoring of Parler by Amazon, Google and Apple is the most serious assault on freedom of speech we have ever seen by private companies in American history. Instead of addressing those who are responsible for abusing their free speech rights, e.g. [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on who is responsible for recent examples of mob violence: In the wake of the storming of the Capitol, many are blaming President Trump for the violence. Of course, he never instructed anyone to engage in violence. Nevertheless, his critics argue that he stoked people's passions, which he did, and [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue released the following statement today: As philosopher Sidney Hook cogently said, there can be no right to a revolution in a democracy. That is because the faith of everyone who believes in democracy rests on the assumption that "all morally legitimate demands can sooner or later be realized through democratic processes [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Catholics in the new Congress: In the 117th Congress, Catholics comprise 30% of the seats, the largest of any religious affiliation. Moreover, both the Speaker of the House and the incoming president identify as Catholic. But just how Catholic are these Catholics? We reviewed the scorecard of incumbent representatives [...]
