Courtesy of Netherlands Government The Lepanto Institute teamed up with OnePeterFive and Maike Hickson in compiling this report.On January 12, OnePeterFive and The Lepanto Institute reported that Liliane Ploumen, a Dutch politician and international abortion activist, was received into the Order of St. Gregory by the Vatican in 2017 — a pontifical honor given for “meritorious service to the Church." Multiple diplomatic sources around the Vatican have now confirmed to OnePeterFive and the … [Read more...]
Pope Francis Awards Architect of Safe-Abortion Fund with Pontifical Honor
On January 12, reports began surfacing on Twitter that Lilianne Ploumen, former Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation in the Netherlands, was honored by Pope Francis with the title of Commander in the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great. The Lepanto Institute was able to confirm from a December 22, 2017 Dutch radio broadcast that Ploumen indeed received the honor. In a brief video clip promoting the broadcast, Ploumen displays the medal while saying that she … [Read more...]
