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Catholic League

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Organization

The Resume

    (1993- )
    Born in New York, New York
    Full name: Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
    Led by William A. Donohue
    350,000 members
    Fights against religious discrimination especially that aimed at the Catholic Church and its members

Why they might be annoying:

    They focus on negative portrayals of the Church and ignore the positive examples.
    Example: The League ignored the positive portrayal of Catholicism on the X-Files. But when a Catholic bishop was shown incorrectly attired for mass, they protested.
    They sometimes protest against religious criticisms of the Catholic Church which are theological differences and not attempts at discrimination.
    They spent a lot of effort protesting against bombs like the TV show 'Nothing Sacred' and the movie 'The Golden Compass.'
    Not every criticism of the Catholic Church or an individual Catholic is a conspiracy.

Why they might not be annoying:

    Their protests are always peaceful, usually take the form of letter-writing campaigns and boycotts.
    They point out double standards: Jewish menorahs and Muslim crescents being displayed in public places but not the Ten Commandments or crosses.
    They point out many jokes or attacks against the Catholic Church or individual Catholics would never be tolerated against other groups.
    They fight for the rights of non-Catholics such as the right of Muslim women being allowed to wear head coverings in the workplace.
    They do not take stances on political issues.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 145 Votes: 77.93% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 54 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 75 Votes: 50.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 62 Votes: 53.23% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 127 Votes: 64.57% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 38 Votes: 89.47% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 73 Votes: 61.64% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 91 Votes: 49.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 199 Votes: 47.74% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 352 Votes: 69.60% Annoying