The following information was sent to Fr. Mark Hyde on Monday, May 9, explaining that we wrote him "in order to provide [him] the opportunity to address and correct the situation before we publish the information we have obtained. Our scheduled publishing date and time is noon on Wednesday, however we are open to suspending publication given a timely and reasonable response." The Lepanto Institute did not receive a response from Fr. Hyde.Dear Fr. Hyde, As you may recall, last fall, … [Read more...]
Canadian Congregation of Nuns Funding, Promoting LGBT Activism
The following report was submitted to the Lepanto Institute by a concerned Catholic in Canada, Christian Loew. Upon reviewing Christian Loew's research, it became immediately obvious that the Congregation of Notre Dame in Montreal, Quebec, Canada is acting directly in contradiction with Catholic moral teaching and the faithful need to be made aware of the situation.The Congregation of Notre Dame was founded in 1653 by a French saint named Marguerite Bourgeoys. The would-be-Saint hoped … [Read more...]
Head of US Bishop’s News Agency Promotes LGBT “rights”
The Director and Editor in Chief of the Catholic News Service, which is the official news and information service of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued public statements decrying proposed legislation in several states that would protect religious freedom and deny men pretending to be women the “right” to enter women’s bathrooms.Tony Spence has been the head of the Catholic News Service since 2004. Over the last few weeks, Spence has been publishing statements on … [Read more...]