In last month’s Catalyst, we ran a story on how Time magazine gave the impression to readers that the Church had apologized for "collaborating" with the Nazis during World War II. It has now admitted that this was an error, though it refuses to run William Donohue’s letter and refuses to publish a retraction. Here is what Time said on January [...]
The new Neil Jordan movie, "The Butcher Boy," scheduled to open in select theaters on April 3, features Irish lout Sinead O’Connor. The singer-actress-bigot plays the role of the Virgin Mary, making a spectacle of herself for uttering vulgarities. She recently told reporters, "I tend to think that if Mary was around now she might say [...]
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. In 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 [...]
It happens all the time. Someone who commits a crime and attends a Catholic school has his religion gratuitously cited. Only this time, the reference was more than unnecessary, it was inaccurate. Audrey Iacona is a 17 year-old Ohio girl convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her newborn baby boy. While she formerly attended [...]
They said it couldn’t be done. No one believed it was possible. But they did it. They broke their own record: on March 7, "Nothing Sacred" posted ratings so bad—only 6% of the available audience watched it—that one TV insider said this represents "reverse appointment viewing," meaning, he said, that 94% made plans not to watch the show. [...]
