Catholic League President Bill Donohue yesterday called the owners of the Empire State Building as “bigots” for refusing to honor Mother Teresa.
He said his group requested that the building glow blue and white — the colors of Mother Teresa’s order — on Aug. 26 for the centennial of the late Nobel Peace Prize winner’s birth. The request was denied in an unsigned, faxed letter, Donohue said, “and they never gave an explanation.”
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said she spoke with one of the owners, Anthony Malkin, who said he “would reflect on the points I made.” She said his answer should be “yes to Mother Teresa.”