The American TFP has been combating public blasphemy and sacrilege since 1978. In that year, it’s first public protest was against a Planned Parenthood pamphlet which contained a horrible caricature of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A crowd of 1,500 Catholics gathered in front of Planned Parenthood’s offices in New York and Planned Parenthood issued an official letter of apology. From that time, the TFP has organized dozens of protests against blasphemies involving art exhibits, plays, movies, cartoons and books. In recent years, the TFP has organized rallies in reparation for satanic black masses performed in Oklahoma and blasphemous Broadway shows and art exhibits in New York City.
It seems like ages but it was barely a year ago when media hype was heralding The Da Vinci Code as the unstoppable and unforgettable film of 2006. Like the book that dominated The New York Times Best-Seller list for over two years, Sony’s Columbia Pictures had high hopes for the movie. … Read more
It just does not stop. Following in the footsteps of The Da Vinci Code, the Gnostic offensive against Christianity is forging ahead with new pretexts, and, once again, with massive media coverage. The New Onslaught: Archeological Fiction This time, it is not a pseudo-historic novel,but a pseudo-scientific Discovery Channel documentary, titled: The … Read more
A rally of reparation and protest will be held in front of the New Orleans’ City Hall on Saturday, February 3. The peaceful protest is in response to blasphemous and indecent floats where the honor and purity of Jesus and Mary were attacked in the 2005 Mardi Gras parade in the French … Read more
Three hundred Catholics gathered in front of New Orleans City Hall to pray and express their outrage for the blasphemous anti-Catholic floats in the French Quarter Mardi Gras promoted by the Krewe du Vieux parade organizers. The peaceful protest specifically responded to attacks on the honor and purity of the Sacred Heart … Read more
The Department of Theater, Arts and Dance of the University of Minnesota is planning to stage a blasphemous play called The Pope and the Witch starting on March 1, 2007. According to The New York Times: “The witch, in nun’s habit, turns up as an aide to the doctor summoned to treat … Read more
It only takes a few determined people to make a difference. Concerned TFP supporters were both shocked and disgusted to hear of an obscene priest costume available at the store in the local mall where children of all ages pick out their Halloween costumes. They decided to do something about it. At … Read more
The Blessed Mother is grossly insulted by the University of Virginia’s student newspaper, The Cavalier Daily, which printed a Nativity-like cartoon of Our Lady holding the Infant Jesus beside Saint Joseph on August 24. The figure depicting Saint Joseph says: “Mary…I don’t mean to ruin this special moment, but how did you … Read more
It is not easy to stop blasphemy. Those who ridicule the Faith are relentless in their depictions. The Comedy Central show, “South Park” is one such offender. Its shows are constantly pushing beyond the limits of decency. Moreover, they find new ways of offending Catholics that often mix the obscene and … Read more
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina is still overwhelmingly present in New Orleans today. Such an event should at least serve as a point of reflection not only about the city’s physical but also its moral devastation. With this in mind, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property … Read more
The intermittent rain did not seem to matter. Neither did the traffic. Catholics just kept arriving in front of Sony headquarters on Madison Avenue in New York City. In all, nearly 500 protesters braved everything to join the June 24 rally of reparation against The Da Vinci Code movie organized by the … Read more