The Lepanto Institute has been ringing the alarm bell about the Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP) and its unrelenting push to undermine Catholic teaching for several years now. In the past, we’ve reported on this group for its alliance with sexually deviant organizations and agendas, its work with an international network of heretical organizations, and its call for “priestless parishes.” The AUSCP’s scandalous work even elicited a warning from its own bishop, Bp. Daniel Thomas, who … [Read more...]
Bishop Warns Against Heretical Priest Association, Excommunicates Womanpriest “Representative”
NOTE: At the end of this article, we are asking our readers to contact their own bishop to ask them to publicly condemn the AUSCP, forbidding their priests from membership, support, or participation in its events.Last month, a major story went largely unnoticed due to extreme media attention on the coronavirus and related matters. On May 26, Toledo Bishop Daniel Thomas issued an official notification re-affirming the excommunication of Beverly Bingle for her attempted ordination and … [Read more...]
US Representative of Pope Francis to Participate in Assembly of Heretical Priests
In early December, the Lepanto Institute learned that the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States (Abp. Christophe Pierre) is scheduled to participate in the annual assembly of a heretical priestly association called the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP). Since the Lepanto Institute has conducted multiple investigations of the AUSCP since 2015, we decided to contact Abp. Pierre to present him with some of our findings and to urge him to withdraw from the AUSCP’s Annual … [Read more...]
Live Report: AUSCP and Abp. Wester Playing Host for Heretics
The Lepanto Institute is currently on location at the Association of US Catholic Priests 2018 Assembly in Albuquerque. Just last week we reported on the AUSCP’s membership in an international coalition of heretical “church reform” organizations called the International Church Reform Network. Despite this, we are still astounded to see the brazen support the AUSCP is giving to members of this coalition. Organizations such as FutureChurch, DignityUSA and New Ways Ministry are currently … [Read more...]
Fleecing the Flock: Is YOUR Parish Giving Money and Support to the AUSCP?
As the dissident Association of U.S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP) prepares to hold its annual assembly in Albuquerque, NM next week, Lepanto Institute continues its coverage of this dissident organization.We have already illustrated how the AUSCP is seeking to create priestless parishes and is pushing for the ordination of women to the permanent deaconate. Last week, we published a report on the AUSCP’s destructive vision of priestly formation and how they are giving a podium at their Assembly … [Read more...]
