The storied beginnings of the historic Boys Town is recalled by generations of Catholics who watched Spencer Tracy portray Fr. Flanagan as he mentored a young Mickey Rooney in the 1938 film named after the orphanage. Despite the institution’s noble beginnings, the sad reality is that the reputation of Boys Town has been marred by allegations of sexual abuse -- -- by both heterosexuals and homosexuals -- over the last 40 years. It now seems to be mimicking the culture in its policies … [Read more...]
Lepanto Institute Holds Rosary Rally Protesting Dissident Priest’s Assembly
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...]
CCHD Granted $65,000 to Org Supporting Witchcraft, Abortion, Transgenderism
On April 26 – less than a month ago – the Pillar reported that the executive director of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Ralph McCloud, had resigned from the CCHD earlier that month. The Pillar revealed that under McCloud’s leadership, the CCHD maintained a spending deficit of $8-$10 million annually, depleting the nearly $60 million in assets it had accumulated by 2012.The Lepanto Institute has been exposing the CCHD’s funding of organizations promoting abortion, … [Read more...]
Catholic-Funded Organization Prayed to Demons
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) persistently claims to thoroughly review each grant applicant and that it never provides funds to organizations that act against Catholic moral or social teaching. Most recently, Bp. Timothy Senior, the current chairman of the CCHD subcommittee, told his brother bishops that the reports of the Lepanto Institute on CCHD grants are “unfounded,” and that: “All of the initiatives that are supported with CCHD funding have undergone a thorough … [Read more...]
