While many used harsh words to criticize Pope Benedict XVI's remarks at Regensburg, others went a step further, and took to the streets. On September 15, about 2,000 Palestinians protested in Gaza City. In Cairo, 100 demonstrators stood outside a mosque and shouted, "Oh Crusaders, oh cowards! Down with the pope!" On September 16, five churches [...]
There are many who've denounced Pope Benedict XVI's speech in Germany, but there are also those who've supported the pontiff. Here are some of the quotes in support of the Pope's message and critical of the violent reactions to it: · September 21, Bill Donohue, letter to The New York Times: "'The Pope's Act of Contrition' [...]
Catholics have every right to expect that Catholic colleges and universities are free from bigotry of any kind. Unfortunately, a recent ugly incident by DePaul University professor Norman G. Finkelstein has betrayed that trust. To be specific, Finkelstein wrote a column for indybay.org that suggests Alan Dershowitz be assassinated. The article is coupled with an obscene [...]
On September 30, Adirondack Community College (ACC), part of the State University of New York (SUNY), sponsored Pagan Pride Day. ACC Student Association hosted the event and said it was free to the public and designed to be "a celebration of religious diversity." But nothing is free—New York taxpayers paid for Pagan Pride Day—and a panel [...]
A new activist organization, Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, issued a voter guide that is nothing more than a slick attempt to get the abortion albatross off the necks of Catholic Democrats. However, the noose is still there. Instead of dropping opposition to parental notification laws and support for keeping partial-birth abortion legal, the [...]
