What does celebrating, promoting, and supporting the open practice of sodomy have to do with helping kids fight childhood cancer? That’s the question donors need to be asking St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.St. Jude was founded in 1962 by the famous actor and comedian, Danny Thomas. A Maronite Catholic, Thomas had a great devotion to St. Jude Thaddeous and made a promise that if he became successful as an entertainer, he would erect a shrine to St. Jude. In the 1950’s, his wife … [Read more...]
CanadaHelps
The Lepanto Institute has received numerous requests to investigate CanadaHelps, a prominent charitable organization in Canada. Founded by Aaron Pereira, Ryan Little and Matthew Choi in 1999, CanadaHelps describes itself as "the trusted charity, informing, inspiring, and connecting charities and donors with the causes they care about. We have facilitated over $2 billion in giving." While this appears commendable on the surface, our investigation reveals significant contradictions of Catholic … [Read more...]
Covenant House Promotes Transgenderism, Dispenses Contraception
Covenant House was established in 1972 by Fr. Bruce Ritter as a Catholic shelter for homeless and runaway youth. In 1984, Fr. Ritter was hailed by President Ronald Regan as a “hero” as Covenant House grew as one of the most prominent Catholic charitable organizations in the country. However, in 1987 Covenant House Toronto was discovered to be handing out condoms and was accused of referring girls for abortions. A spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Toronto said that the condoms were being … [Read more...]
International Rescue Committee
International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a charitable organization that primarily works with refugees and those in crisis zones. At the time of this report’s preparation, IRC initiated a program to assist Ukrainian refugees during the ongoing conflict with Russia. Because of this, IRC is currently taking out advertisements on social media to build support for the organization.Following a careful examination of IRC’s programs, initiatives, and organizational philosophy, we have concluded that … [Read more...]
The Salvation Army
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...]
