Catholic Fire

Via Catholic League: September 28, 2007 MILLER OFFICERS RECEIVE S&M PHOTOS; BOYCOTT TO EXTEND BEYOND SUNDAY’S EVENT Catholic League president Bill Donohue explained the latest developments in the boycott against Miller Brewing: “Miller Brewing will now be known as S&M Miller, and that is because it has apparently decided to drop anchor with the sadomasochistic festival that it is proudly sponsoring on Sunday at the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco. It still refuses to pull sponsorship of this obscene event, knowing full well that it is making a financial contribution to an anti-Catholic group, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; the Sisters is one of the beneficiaries of the street fair. And last night in San Francisco, the Sisters held a mock Last Supper, ridiculing all Christians. “Yesterday, we sent all eleven members of the company’s Executive Committee a sample of the kinds of sick behaviors ( click here ) S&M Miller is sponsoring; the packet was sent by overnight ...

Joni Mitchell is back after nine years, and she’s on the attack. In the title track to her new album, “Shine,” Mitchell takes a nice swipe at the Catholic Church by name. “Shine on the Catholic Church/And the prisons that it owns,” she sings. “Shine on all the Churches/that love less and less.” My Comment: I don't have a clue as to what she is referring to here. Does anyone have any idea of what to make of this?

Formal Letters Sent Requesting Public Action WASHINGTON, D.C. – The national Catholic-based advocacy group Fidelis has sent formal letters to Democratic presidential candidates Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama calling on them to publicly condemn the anti-Catholic and anti-Christian blog posts of Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan, who serve as the official bloggers for the John Edwards for President Committee. Fidelis President Joseph Cella stated: “Senators Clinton and Obama must publicly condemn the hateful writings of these bloggers and call for their dismissal. Anything less than a clear public condemnation would significantly call into question their efforts to reach out to religious voters, many of whom have felt alienated by the Democratic Party in recent years.” In the letters, Cella wrote: “You are in a unique position to make clear that anti-Catholic and anti-Christian bigotry of any kind should not be tolerated by any candidate. By taking up this issue public...