The former bishop of the Diocese of Albany, Bp. Howard Hubbard, was recently accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old in the 1990s. According to the lawsuit, between 1994 and 1998, “Father Bondi and Bishop Hubbard were employed by the Diocese, they used their positions as priests to groom and to sexually abuse plaintiff.” This isn’t the first time that Bp. Hubbard had been accused of sexual impropriety. In 2004, Andrew Zalay accused Bp. Hubbard of abusing his brother, who committed suicide … [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’ Agency Doubles Down on $750k Grant for Pro-LGBT Org
A week and a half ago, the Lepanto Institute published an article illustrating the rampant promotion of homosexuality and transgenderism by an organization called the Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN). The US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ anti-poverty program, Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is providing a strategic grant of $750,000 to ISN over the next three years. A supporter of the Lepanto Institute contacted the USCCB to ask why the CCHD is providing three-quarters of a … [Read more...]
US Bishops Send $750k to LGBT-Promoting Ignatian Network
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), an anti-poverty agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), is providing a $750,000 grant to the Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) over the next three years. Announcing the grant on its website, ISN president Christopher Kerr said, “The Ignatian Solidarity Network staff and board are grateful for the support of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.” But in direct contravention with Catholic Church teac … [Read more...]
