Catholic League controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2007
Pressure campaign against Edwards staffers
The League's public pressure over writings by two John Edwards campaign staffers led to both leaving the campaign. The dispute was intensified by hostile emails, including threats directed at Melissa McEwan.
2004
Controversial remarks about Hollywood and secular Jews
Bill Donohue's defense of The Passion of the Christ included remarks about secular Jews and Hollywood that critics viewed as anti-Semitic. Donohue later maintained that the remarks had been quoted without their full context.