Last September, we proved that one of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development’s (CCHD) most favored networks, Faith in Action (FIA), not only had a history of promoting grave immorality but took a formal position endorsing abortion as a “right,” vowing to defend the “right” to abortion. Formerly called the PICO Network, FIA has 29 affiliate members, many of which collectively receive hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in CCHD grants. Naturally, faithful Catholics didn’t take these … [Read more...]
Catholic Campaign for Human Development Closes all Communication, Refuses to Answer Questions
NOTE: Action item at the end of the article!!! Over the weekend, the Lepanto Institute received a letter from Bishop Timothy Senior, current chairman of the subcommittee for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), slamming the door on any discussion regarding serious concerns related to CCHD grantees while refusing to publish the most recent grants list. Despite the CCHD's vigorous commitment to "operate at the highest levels of ... transparency," this letter from the CCHD's … [Read more...]
Association of US Catholic Priests Undermines US Bishops By Pushing Pro-Abortion LGBT “Equality Act”
The Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP) is once again undermining the legislative efforts of the US Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) and assailing immutable Catholic moral teaching. The Catholic Church formally teaches that all homosexual inclinations are intrinsically disordered, and all homosexual acts are intrinsically evil (and can NOT be approved under ANY circumstances), and yet on July 2, the AUSCP sent an email to all members titled “Assembly Reflection and Upcoming … [Read more...]
AUSCP to Host Apologist for Anti-Catholic Bigotry and Blasphemy at Annual Assembly
The Association of US Catholic Priests is yet again allowing Sr. Jeannine Gramick, the infamous co-founder of the LGBT pressure group New Ways Ministry, to lead a “colloquia” session at its Annual Assembly being held this week in San Diego, CA. The Lepanto Institute was able to obtain materials related to the ongoing assembly that included a list of proposed breakout sessions called “colloquia.” Included was the following entry: “New Ways Ministry: Pope Francis and LGBT Ministry: Where do we … [Read more...]
Chalice Canada
We have added a NOT RECOMMENDED category to our Charities Reports page for charitable organizations that do not flagrantly violate Catholic teaching but act in such a way that we must urge caution for those considering their support. Chalice Canada does much laudable work in giving aid to the poor and claims with its tagline that it “Brings Christ to the poor and brings the poor to Christ.” However, this Catholic organization flat out states in its FAQ section that it will NOT evangelize the … [Read more...]
