This article will provide a thorough timeline regarding our discovery of CRS’ direct participation in the spread of contraception in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the third article in a series exposing CRS’ continued and unchanging tactic of silencing critics by dismissing real evidence, denying any wrongdoing, and characterizing the concerned reports of faithful Catholics as “attacks.” In part 1, we provided solid evidence and a timeline regarding the way CRS handled … [Read more...]
Catholic Relief Services History of Lies and Cover-Ups, Part 2
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...]
US Bishops’ Quid Pro Quo With Funding Agencies
Since 2016, the Lepanto Institute has written about the Quid Pro Quo lobbying efforts of both the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) on behalf of federal aid and development agencies.In May of 2016, we provided details regarding a joint-letter the USCCB and CRS sent to Congress requesting nearly $6 billion to be allocated for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief … [Read more...]
Abp. Wester Defends CRS Projects Promoting Masturbation, Contraception
On March 6, the Lepanto Institute and the Population Research Institute published a 130-page report summarizing the findings of their joint, year-long investigation into projects that Catholic Relief Services was carrying out in three African countries. Prior to the publication of that report, Michael Hichborn and Steven Mosher, heads of their respective organizations, sent a cover-letter and the executive summary of the report to every bishop, archbishop, and cardinal heading a diocese in the … [Read more...]
