SUMMARY OF FINDINGS In 2018, we published a report detailing the Association of US Catholic Priest’s (AUSCP) involvement in a dissident organization called the International Church Reform Network (ICRN) and focused primarily on an alarming conference the ICRN held in Chicago in 2016. We recently conducted a deeper investigation into the AUSCP’s involvement with the ICRN and have established the following points:The AUSCP helped found the ICRN with the help of other dissident priest … [Read more...]
Association of US Catholic Priests Dodge Questions, Refuse to Affirm Catholic Doctrine
In February, the Lepanto Institute received a curt, 1-page letter from the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) threatening legal action if we did not cease to refer to the organization as "heretical" and insisting that the organization promotes "women's ordination to the priesthood."We responded to this cease and desist demand with a seven page letter detailing the AUSCP's published words, actions, and organizational decisions, followed by 18 very simple yes or no questions … [Read more...]
CLAIM: Abp. Hebda Dispatched Bp. Pates to Greet Heretical Priest Assembly
The heretical priest organization, the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP), recently concluded its annual assembly from June 21-24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On May 24, the Lepanto Institute sent a letter to Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis asking him to publicly condemn the AUSCP for its heretical positions and forbid the priests from his archdiocese from being involved with the Association in any way. Included with the letter were … [Read more...]
Heretical Priest Association Publishes Highly-Revealing Survey Results
The heretical organization of Catholic clergy which calls itself the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) held its Annual Assembly online this past week, and since it was a virtual “pay-to-play” conference, the Lepanto Institute sat this one out. We’ve been exposing the heretical activities of the AUSCP as a subversive organization Hell-bent on perverting Church teaching on a number of levels. Here are a few of our most damning reports:AUSCP Officially Called for Women’s … [Read more...]
Hichborn Speech in Albuquerque: Closing the Door on Ordained Female Deacons
The following is the text of the speech Michael Hichborn, President of the Lepanto Institute, delivered to a group of over 100 faithful Catholics in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 25, 2018. Despite being recorded on a professional camera and broadcast on Facebook Live, neither device captured the entire speech. We are, however, in the process of attempting to obtain a version that was recorded by a member of the audience.The topic I’ve been asked to speak on this evening is the proposal … [Read more...]
