Last week, we provided an in-depth analysis of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) egregious lies and misdirection regarding a condom-promoting flipchart CRS produced and distributed in 2007. Click here to read part 1 of this series. In March 2015, the Lepanto Institute and Population Research Institute published a 56-page report proving that CRS promoted contraception and condoms through a PEPFAR-funded project called “Support and Assistance to Indigenous Implementing Agencies” (SAIDIA). The … [Read more...]
Catholic Relief Services: A History of Lies and Cover-Ups Pt. 1
As the USCCB prepares to pass the basket for Catholic Relief Services this weekend, Catholics have a right to know what they're being asked to support: nearly two decades of deception, cover-ups, and blatant contradictions of Church teaching by an agency trading on the Church's name while undermining Her mission. In this first of a series of reports, we will focus on the first very public case of CRS being caught promoting condoms. While this took place in 2008, it is a relatively unknown and … [Read more...]
A Question of Charity
“Much has been said lately of the massive amounts of government money going to Catholic Charities, and some are beginning to awaken to the grotesque salaries taken by their CEOs.” In the 1951 film, “People Will Talk,” Dr. Noah Praetorius (an unconventional doctor, played by Cary Grant, who questions a medical industry that treats patients like machines) asks a colleague (Dr. Baker, played by Walter Slezak), “What is my business?” Dr. Baker responds with a rather conventional answer: "To … [Read more...]
Did U.S. Bishops Just Blow $28 Million Targeting the Wrong People?
Launching a multi-year, multi-million dollar campaign largely based upon a dubious survey does not instill confidence among the laity. In August 2019, Pew Research published a study suggesting just one-third of U.S. Catholics believed in transubstantiation. The study went on to say: “In fact, nearly seven-in-ten Catholics (69%) say they personally believe that during Catholic Mass, the bread and wine used in Communion ‘are symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ.’ Just one-third of … [Read more...]
US Bishops Take Up Anti-Poverty Collection Despite Lack of Transparency
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the official anti-poverty program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), formally states on the USCCB website that it “is committed to transparency and continues to publish a list of recent grantees online each year.” Despite this commitment, however, the CCHD has refused to publish its grants list for over two years. The Lepanto Institute has tried for over a year to contact CCHD officials, requesting publication of all … [Read more...]
