Last week, the Lepanto Institute reported on $240,000 the CCHD provided to an LGBT-advocating organization in San Francisco. Click here to read the report.For five consecutive years, from 2012-2017, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) annual granting agency called the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) provided a total of $280,000 to a radical organization involved in the promotion of homosexuality and abortion.The Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT) … [Read more...]
High-End Fashion Designer: I Was Warned About Homosexual/Pedophile/Satanic Infiltration of Catholic Church in the Early 80’s
EDITOR'S NOTE: Marie Toone, the author of this guest article, spent over a decade working in both the high-end fashion and entertainment industries. Through her work, she was in close, personal contact with famous singers, actors, athletes, and business leaders. Over the past three years, Mrs. Toone (who lives in the UK) has spent weeks with the Hichborn family so she could tell her story to Michael Hichborn. This article merely touches on an amazing life story that is both shocking and … [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...]
Live Report: AUSCP and Abp. Wester Playing Host for Heretics
The Lepanto Institute is currently on location at the Association of US Catholic Priests 2018 Assembly in Albuquerque. Just last week we reported on the AUSCP’s membership in an international coalition of heretical “church reform” organizations called the International Church Reform Network. Despite this, we are still astounded to see the brazen support the AUSCP is giving to members of this coalition. Organizations such as FutureChurch, DignityUSA and New Ways Ministry are currently … [Read more...]
Is Archbishop Wester Feeding his Flock to the Wolves?
The 2018 Association of U. S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP) annual assembly is being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 25-28. This places the assembly in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, where Archbishop John Wester presides. As we reported previously, the AUSCP is a dissident organization pushing for ordained women deaconesses running priestless parishes among other abuses, so this couldn’t be an official diocesan sponsored event, right? Wrong.In June of 2016, Arcbhishop Wester agreed to … [Read more...]