Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP) STOP has received five grants from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development since 2018, totaling $175,000.2018-2019 - $30,000 2020-2021 - $30,000 2021-2022 - $35,000 2022-2023 - $40,000 2023-2024 - $40,000The Lepanto Institute previously profiled STOP in 2020 for its anti-police, pro-looting messages during the summer of BLM riots. In a now-deleted facebook post, STOP posted and endorsed a video of a Black Lives Matter … [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...]
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...]
Priests of the Sacred Heart
NOTE: This report, while primarily about the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians), also includes our findings against St. Joseph Indian School, Native Hope, and Sacred Heart Southern Missions.We’ve received many requests concerning the Priests of the Sacred Heart (SCJ), also known as the Dehonians, asking if they are safe for Catholic donations. After a lengthy period of research, we must unfortunately report that the Priests of the Sacred Heart as an organization is NOT SAFE for Catholic … [Read more...]
US Bishop-Backed Priest Association Helped Found and Lead International Conspiracy to Change Church Teaching, Structure (UPDATED for 2025)
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...]
