In early December, the Lepanto Institute learned that the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States (Abp. Christophe Pierre) is scheduled to participate in the annual assembly of a heretical priestly association called the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP). Since the Lepanto Institute has conducted multiple investigations of the AUSCP since 2015, we decided to contact Abp. Pierre to present him with some of our findings and to urge him to withdraw from the AUSCP’s Annual As … [Read more...]
Heretical Priest’s Association Repeats Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
Three-thousand, four-hundred years ago, three men charged Moses and Aaron with "clericalism," and led a rebellion against them. The Book of Numbers chapter 16 says that Korah, Dathan and Abiram: took two hundred and fifty Israelites who were leaders in the community, members of the council and men of note, and confronted Moses. Holding an assembly against Moses and Aaron, they said, “You go too far! The whole community, all of them, are holy; the LORD is in their midst. Why then should you set … [Read more...]
Unbound, Cross Catholic, Food for the Poor Listed Among Sponsors/Exhibitors at Event for Association of Heretical Priests
Following the annual assembly of the heresy-minded Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP), we continue our series of reports by spotlighting the sponsors and vendors helping to finance the AUSCP's activities. The Lepanto Institute has produced several reports on the actions and positions taken by the AUSCP, and links to some of these reports are as follows: AUSCP Officially Called for Women’s Ordination to the Priesthood AUSCP Gives Venue to Condemned LGBT O … [Read more...]
AUSCP and Bishop Allies Support Homosexual Activism in St. Louis
All last week, the Lepanto Institute was on location at the Airport Marriott in St. Louis to observe and counter goings on at the Association of US Catholic Priest’s (AUSCP) 2019 Assembly. Early in the week we were there, we exposed the fact that the AUSCP has officially and formally called for the ordination of women as Catholic priests. Other areas of concern regarding the AUSCP can be explored in the following other reports: AUSCP’s Plan for Ordained Women and Priestless parishes AUS … [Read more...]
US Bishops Support Priest Assembly Calling for Women’s Ordination
The Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP), which claims a priestly membership of just over 1,300 priests, issued a white paper on May 8, 2019, titled “AUSCP Declaration on the Status of Women.” This white paper calls for the priestly ordination of women and utilizes condemned Modernist reasoning to reach its conclusions. According to the St. Louis Dispatch, AUSCP members will be asked to affirm this declaration at the ongoing AUSCP 2019 Assembly in St. Louis. The Lepanto Institute has wri … [Read more...]
