The heretical priest organization, the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP), recently concluded its annual assembly from June 21-24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On May 24, the Lepanto Institute sent a letter to Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis asking him to publicly condemn the AUSCP for its heretical positions and forbid the priests from his archdiocese from being involved with the Association in any way. Included with the letter were … [Read more...]
Heretical Priest Association Publishes Highly-Revealing Survey Results
The heretical organization of Catholic clergy which calls itself the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) held its Annual Assembly online this past week, and since it was a virtual “pay-to-play” conference, the Lepanto Institute sat this one out. We’ve been exposing the heretical activities of the AUSCP as a subversive organization Hell-bent on perverting Church teaching on a number of levels. Here are a few of our most damning reports: AUSCP Officially Called for Women’s … [Read more...]
Hichborn Speech in Albuquerque: Closing the Door on Ordained Female Deacons
The following is the text of the speech Michael Hichborn, President of the Lepanto Institute, delivered to a group of over 100 faithful Catholics in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 25, 2018. Despite being recorded on a professional camera and broadcast on Facebook Live, neither device captured the entire speech. We are, however, in the process of attempting to obtain a version that was recorded by a member of the audience. The topic I’ve been asked to speak on this evening is the proposal … [Read more...]
Priest Denies Inerrancy of Scripture, Papal Infallibility to AUSCP Audience; Claims Abp. Wester as “Protector”
Yesterday, Archbishop Wester celebrated Mass for the members of this year's Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP) Assembly. It is likely no coincidence that the Gospel reading was Matthew 7:15-20, which begins, “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves.’” Sadly, His Excellency gave no such warning Tuesday night as gnostic-leaning Franciscan, Fr. Richard Rohr, denied the inerrancy of Scripture, denied … [Read more...]
AUSCP: Cog in the International Heresy Machine
Since November of last year, the Lepanto Institute has been focusing its attention on the actions of a small, but influential cabal of heretical priests seeking to upend the Glory of the Holy Catholic Church. But the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) is only one piece of the puzzle. We have discovered that the AUSCP is a part of a much larger and more global effort to spread the heresy of Modernism throughout the Church. To recap: Lepanto Institute commissioned an … [Read more...]