If there really is a vast, anti-Catholic herd of Know-Nothing journalists out there hoping to discredit the Catholic church in the eyes of believer and unbeliever alike, they may want to make large and repeated donations to a non-profit organization called the Catholic League. Through its president and spokesman, a voluble, camera-happy fellow named William Donohue, the organization is becoming an indispensable asset to their cause.

The Catholic League’s website describes its mission like so: “When slanderous assaults are made against the Catholic Church, the Catholic League hits the newspapers, television, and radio talk shows defending the right of the Church to promote its teachings…”