The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), an agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), annually provides anywhere from $9 million to $15 million to political agitation groups every year. For fiscal year 2018-2019, the CCHD issued a total of $11,587,939 in grant money to such organizations.The problem is that every year, despite constant denials, promises, and even an entire campaign of “review and renewal,” many of the organizations the CCHD funds … [Read more...]
Accused Bishop is Vice President of Catholic-Funded Communist Front-Group
The former bishop of the Diocese of Albany, Bp. Howard Hubbard, was recently accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old in the 1990s. According to the lawsuit, between 1994 and 1998, “Father Bondi and Bishop Hubbard were employed by the Diocese, they used their positions as priests to groom and to sexually abuse plaintiff.”This isn’t the first time that Bp. Hubbard had been accused of sexual impropriety. In 2004, Andrew Zalay accused Bp. Hubbard of abusing his brother, who committed suicide … [Read more...]
Pope Francis Promotes Goals Created by Communists
Since the very beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has been working very hard to promote international adoption and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations. Just a little over a year after his election, Pope Francis was cited in a document of the United Nations Population Fund titled, "Religion and Development Post 2015." Beginning on page 20 of this document is a section explaining the nature and hopes of the SDGs. But on page 21, it indicates … [Read more...]
Did Catholic Relief Services Director Participate in Pagan Ritual?
The Lepanto Institute has obtained a photograph of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) director participating in a pagan/pantheist ritual. Ruth Junkin, who is CRS’s Deputy Regional Director for Program Quality in Latin America and the Caribbean, is indicated in the image above by a red arrow. In the foreground of the picture can be seen (on the left) what appears to be a black statue of Anubis (the Egyptian God of the Underworld), and a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary (on the right), set out on … [Read more...]
Despite Warnings, CCHD Continues Funding Immoral Activism
The 2017-2018 Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) grants list shows that the Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) received $60,000, bringing the total this organization has received to $290,000 since 2005.In 2012, the Reform CCHD Now coalition alerted the US bishops to serious problems with NWBCCC including homosexual activism and the promotion of Marxism. Monsignor Kevin Sullivan of the Archdiocese of New York responded in writing by indicating that this … [Read more...]
