While generally thought of as a charitable organization that works to help the poor, what many Catholics forget is that the Salvation Army is itself a sect of Protestantism. We do not automatically disqualify non-Catholic charitable organizations, but we must take a closer look when donations may go toward the operational support of a sect rather than merely a charitable arm. According to the Salvation Army’s handbook, the Salvation Army does indeed consider itself to be its own expressed … [Read more...]
Catholic-funded Group Founded Coalition Pushing Abortion, LGBT Activism
Since 2015, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has provided $270,000 in grants to the Workers’ Center of Central New York (WCCNY), including a $70k grant in CCHD’s last published grant cycle. As of the date this report was published, the CCHD has yet to release this year’s grants list, however WCCNY is still listed on CCHD’s PovertyUSA website as a CCHD-funded group. As such, we are treating it as a funded group until CCHD proves otherwise. Last year, we reported that WCCNY … [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...]
Food For the Poor
UPDATE (09.13.2022): As of this date, 13 September 2022, Food for the Poor is NO LONGER on the "Not Safe" list. Following a very fruitful conversation with a senior executive vice president of Food for the Poor, the Lepanto Institute has confirmed that FFtP no longer has any association with the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP). Furthermore, FFtP followed through on a promise to investigate its relationship with Jamaica Aids Support for Life (JASL) and based upon our … [Read more...]
Lepanto Institute Responds to Bishop Chairman of Catholic Relief Services
https://youtu.be/qMLyJ2bo_aU In January, Bp. Frank Caggiano (current primate of the Diocese of Bridgeport, CT and Chairman of the Board for Catholic Relief Services) issued an internal memo to his brother bishops in an attempt to preempt any pending reports on CRS which the Lepanto Institute may have prepared for release during Lent. In his letter, Bp. Caggiano wrote, "Every Lent, certain provocateurs spread false allegations about CRS," claiming that the "allegations are not new and rely … [Read more...]
