Pope Benedict XVI was a towering intellectual, something he shared with his predecessor, St. John Paul II. His philosophical and theological writings will be studied for decades. But it was his courage that endeared him to so many Catholics. As Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, he served St. John Paul II as enforcer of the Church's doctrinal teachings. [...]
The Catholic League movie "Walt's Disenchanted Kingdom" is set to open on several media platforms. Please check our website for information on where it can be accessed (when we went to print this matter was being fine-tuned). We will report in the March issue the kind of reception the documentary garnered, but the early indications suggest [...]
William A. Donohue No institution in American history has been more resolute in its opposition to abortion than the Catholic Church. Protestants and Jews were almost in lockstep praising Roe v. Wade in 1973, largely because our side was against it. Then things changed. In the 1970s, evangelical Protestants moved away from their reflexive anti-Catholicism and [...]
Michael P. McDonald, Director of Communications The forces working to undermine the Catholic Church and our Judeo-Christian values doubled-down in 2022. One might expect a traditional-minded organization to focus on mitigating losses; however, the Catholic League went on the offense undertaking many bold projects and played a significant part in the major culture war victories of [...]
"Bob [Chapek] is the right leader at the right time for The Walt Disney Company, and the Board has full confidence in him and his leadership team." That's what Susan Arnold, chairman of the board, said in June when Chapek was unanimously elected to a three-year term as the Disney CEO. On November 20, Chapek was [...]
Bob Chapek, who was fired as the Disney CEO, certainly made enemies in and out of Disney. But he is not entirely to blame. Much of that goes to his predecessor, and now successor, Bob Iger. Few outside of Disney even heard of Chapek until he made a big splash sticking his nose into politics early [...]
Candace Cameron Bure wants Christmas movies to feature moms, pops and kids, and for this she is being blasted by homosexual activists and Christian bashers in Hollywood. She has been called a "bigot," "rude and hurtful." And apparently she is guilty of the worst sin of them all, for using "tradition as a guise for exclusion." [...]
In December, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act, codifying gay marriage. Among the guests invited were Marti Gould Cummings. "To be a non binary drag queen artist invited to the White House is something I never imagined would happen." Cummings is not who he says he is. There is no such thing as a [...]
When Kathy Hochul succeeded Andrew Cuomo as governor of New York (she was his lieutenant governor), she was asked about the culture of sexual abuse that had arisen under her boss. "Anyone who crosses the line will be addressed by me." Not true. Hochul gave a pass to an accused sexual abuser in her administration, Ibrahim [...]
In December, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case in which the Catholic League filed an amicus brief. We are supporting the First Amendment rights of web designer Lorie Smith. At issue is the judicial merits of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. It would compel Smith to design a website that celebrates same-sex marriage. [...]
