In a new report, the Lepanto Institute traces the rise of violence perpetrated by sexual deviants to the promotion of LGBT ideologies from Catholic bishops and priest members of the Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP).The first part of the video report focuses on the radicalized transexuals promoting violence against those who refuse to play along with their sexual fantasies. It is without a doubt that this mental and spiritual perversion is what led to the assassination of Charlie … [Read more...]
US Bishops’ Conference Partnering with Heretical Association of Priests
The heretical Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP) announced earlier this year that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCBP) approached the Association, asking it to host a virtual consultation on the USCCB’s Laity Document. Public materials describe the event as a joint effort between AUSCP and the USCCB, presenting it as a continuation of synodal engagement. The AUSCP has a long history of promoting views in direct conflict with immutable Catholic teachings regarding … [Read more...]
James Martin’s Spiritual Master
When the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) gathered in San Antonio for its 2025 Assembly, it selected Father Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, as retreat master. Lepanto Institute reported on that decision in June, noting that the organization chose Rolheiser for his record of eroticized mysticism, doctrinal ambiguity, and soft-focus spirituality, making him the perfect voice for a group devoted to undermining Catholic teaching under the guise of spiritual language. Lepanto Institute … [Read more...]
Audio: Catholic Priests Discuss Sexual Self-Pleasure During Annual Meeting
The Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP) held its annual meeting in San Antonio, TX, this past June. The theme of this year's Assembly was "Sexuality and Spirituality: Pastoral Approaches." Audio recordings of these meetings - provided exclusively to the Lepanto Institute - reveal priests openly discussing self-pleasure, and even blasphemously suggesting that such an act could be considered a form of prayer. The Lepanto Institute has been reporting on the AUSCP for nearly a decade, … [Read more...]
Abp. Weisenburger’s New Ombudsman Tied to Heretical, Pro-LGBT Network of Priests
Following the swift crackdown on the Traditional Latin Mass and the firing of three faithful theology professors, Archbishop Edward Weisenburger appointed a new ombudsman who was once indicated as a member of the heretical Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP). Abp. Weisenburger entered his new appointment with the force of a mudslide and continues to devastate the Church in his new diocese. His appointment to the Archdiocese of Detroit was among the last of Pope Francis’ official acts … [Read more...]
