NOTE: Action item at the end of the article!!! Over the weekend, the Lepanto Institute received a letter from Bishop Timothy Senior, current chairman of the subcommittee for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), slamming the door on any discussion regarding serious concerns related to CCHD grantees while refusing to publish the most recent grants list. Despite the CCHD's vigorous commitment to "operate at the highest levels of ... transparency," this letter from the CCHD's … [Read more...]
Stand Up Nashville
NOTE: To download a PDF version of this report, please click here. Stand Up Nashville Stand Up Nashville (SUN) has received two consecutive grants from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) totaling $95,000. Its most recent grant from the 2020-2021 grants cycle was worth $50,000. The Lepanto Institute produced a report featuring Stand Up Nashville (SUN) in February of 2021, showing that it and its members were actively involved in the promotion of abortion, LGBTQ … [Read more...]
Urban Tree Connection
NOTE: To download a PDF version of this report, please click here. Urban Tree Connection Urban Tree Connection (UTC) has received $455,000 from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) since 2013, including its most recent grant of $55,000 from the 2020-2021 grants cycle. The problem with Urban Tree Connection is that it is actively engaged with and promotes the Party for Socialism and Liberation, has organizational values reflecting Marxist ideals, and its executive director … [Read more...]
Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center
NOTE: To download a PDF version of this report, please click here. Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center Cincinnati Interfaith Workers' Center is a long-time grantee of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), having received $435,000 in Catholic funds since 2008. Its most recent grant, found on the CCHD's 2020-2021 grants list, shows that it received $55,000 for that year.In 2012, the Reform CCHD Now Coalition produced a report showing that Cincinnati Interfaith Workers' Center … [Read more...]
Vatican Agency Directly Tied to Communism, Abortion, and Idolatry
A summary version of this report can be watched here: The full report with additional links and evidence is below. Introduction The Catholic Church’s teachings on abortion, contraception, homosexuality, transsexualism, and Communism are well established. Abortion was formally condemned in the very first catechism of the Catholic Church, called the Didache, and has remained formally-condemned as an act of murder throughout the entire history of the Church. Contraception has … [Read more...]
