OPPOSITION NOTES<br />
AN INVESTIGATIVE SERIES ON THOSE WHO OPPOSE<br />
WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH<br />
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The Catholic League for<br />
Religious and Civil Rights:<br />
Neither Religious nor Civil<br />
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From the beginning, the Catholic League was marked by a schizophrenic attitude that would become its hallmark: It simultaneously argued for the right of conservative Catholics to impose their values in the public sphere, while arguing against the right of others in the public sphere to offer legitimate criticism of Catholics or Catholicism. Prominent board members rebelled against Blum's "lackadaisical" management style in the mid-1980s, and the organization was in turmoil in the years before his death in 1990....Most of his examples are laughable; those that aren't are legitimate forms of free speech or artistic expression which he twists into attacks o<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=1">OPPOSITION NOTESAN INVESTIGATIVE SERIES ON T</a> OPPOSITION NOTESAN INVESTIGATIVE SERIES ON T<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=2">From the beginning, the Catholic League was marked</a> From the beginning, the Catholic League was marked<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=3">Prominent board members rebelled against Blum's "l</a> Prominent board members rebelled against Blum's "l<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=4">...Most of his examples are laughable; those that </a> ...Most of his examples are laughable; those that <a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=5">...dissent within the Catholic church. He claimed </a> ...dissent within the Catholic church. He claimed <a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=6">...propaganda for Catholic malcontents and those w</a> ...propaganda for Catholic malcontents and those w<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=7">...section of its Web site the "Christmas" section</a> ...section of its Web site the "Christmas" section<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=8">Former Catholics for Choice President Frances Kiss</a> Former Catholics for Choice President Frances Kiss<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=9">...key board members of the Population Institute r</a> ...key board members of the Population Institute r<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=10">As thin-skinned as Donohue appears to be when it c</a> As thin-skinned as Donohue appears to be when it c<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=11">...Catholics is so deep and so sick that it can on</a> ...Catholics is so deep and so sick that it can on<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=12">...group but should recognize it as "anti-Catholic</a> ...group but should recognize it as "anti-Catholic<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=13">...religious denominations: "the incidence of the </a> ...religious denominations: "the incidence of the <a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=14">...case is closed."</a> ...case is closed."<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=15">...hierarchy couldn't say: "I'm saying if a Cathol</a> ...hierarchy couldn't say: "I'm saying if a Cathol<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=16">...with women's reproductive and sexual rights." D</a> ...with women's reproductive and sexual rights." D<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=17">...changed its Web site back to "Christmas."</a> ...changed its Web site back to "Christmas."<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=18">The Catholic League has received some support from</a> The Catholic League has received some support from<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=19">Board of DirectorsThe Catholic League has a 17-m</a> Board of DirectorsThe Catholic League has a 17-m<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=20">Board of AdvisorsThe Catholic League has a 23-</a> Board of AdvisorsThe Catholic League has a 23-<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=21">Mary Ann Glendon</a> Mary Ann Glendon<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=22">Patrick Riley</a> Patrick Riley<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=23">John M. Swomley...</a> John M. Swomley...<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=24">...Professor Gregory Herek...</a> ...Professor Gregory Herek...<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=25">...Thomas C. Reeves...</a> ...Thomas C. Reeves...<a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=26">This publication was made possible in part by the </a> This publication was made possible in part by the <a title="The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Neither Religious nor Civil page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63fdb9ad?page=27">This publication was made possible in part by the </a> This publication was made possible in part by the