Michael Hichborn, president of the Lepanto Institute, was on site in Lexington, KY, where the Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP) held its Annual Assembly. During the Assembly, Hichborn held a Rosary rally outside with local supporters to protest the AUSCP and pray for the conversion of its dissident priests.As the Lepanto Institute has been reporting since 2017, the AUSCP is notorious for:Promoting women’s sacramental ordination Promoting homosexual activism Presenting … [Read more...]
Catholic Archdiocese Encourages Clergy to Attend Meeting of Pro-LGBT, Women’s Ordination Priests
The Archdiocese of St. Louis is formally promoting and encouraging its own priests to attend the upcoming Annual Assembly of the Association of US Catholic Priest’s (AUSCP). Identified as a “date to remember” on its “Announcements for Priests” webpage, the Archdiocese of St. Louis posted an image of the AUSCP’s Assembly flyer with the message: AUSCP 14th Annual Assembly in Lexington, KY June 24-27, 2024 For Further Details and to Register, Visit www.auscp.org OR call 872-205-5862As the … [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...]
AUSCP to Host Same-Sex “Married” Marymount University Professor of Theology
The Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP) has replaced a keynote speaker at its 12th Annual Assembly (taking place June 12-15 at the University of San Diego) with a university Theology professor who claims to be “married” to another man. Cardinal Louis Tagle had to cancel his participation in the Assembly because he had been appointed by Pope Francis as his Special Envoy to the National Eucharistic Congress of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at a time that made his presence … [Read more...]
AUSCP Statement on Homosexual Priests Rejects Church Teaching, Embraces Modernism
The Association of United States Catholic priests (AUSCP) published a statement this month regarding homosexuals in the priesthood, calling it a “statement concerning the AUSCP's support of our brothers in ministry.” The AUSCP’s document, “BEING GAY, ORDAINED, FAITHFUL TO THE CHURCH AND APPRECIATED BY THE CHURCH - Are all these possible in today’s Church?” states that it is offered by the AUSCP’s “Mutual Support Work Group” to be voted on at its upcoming Annual Assembly in June. If passed, this … [Read more...]