In early December, the Lepanto Institute learned that the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States (Abp. Christophe Pierre) is scheduled to participate in the annual assembly of a heretical priestly association called the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP). Since the Lepanto Institute has conducted multiple investigations of the AUSCP since 2015, we decided to contact Abp. Pierre to present him with some of our findings and to urge him to withdraw from the AUSCP’s Annual … [Read more...]
Heretical Priest’s Association Repeats Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
Three-thousand, four-hundred years ago, three men charged Moses and Aaron with "clericalism," and led a rebellion against them. The Book of Numbers chapter 16 says that Korah, Dathan and Abiram: took two hundred and fifty Israelites who were leaders in the community, members of the council and men of note, and confronted Moses. Holding an assembly against Moses and Aaron, they said, “You go too far! The whole community, all of them, are holy; the LORD is in their midst. Why then should you set … [Read more...]
Unbound, Cross Catholic, Food for the Poor Listed Among Sponsors/Exhibitors at Event for Association of Heretical Priests
Following the annual assembly of the heresy-minded Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP), we continue our series of reports by spotlighting the sponsors and vendors helping to finance the AUSCP's activities.The Lepanto Institute has produced several reports on the actions and positions taken by the AUSCP, and links to some of these reports are as follows:AUSCP Officially Called for Women’s Ordination to the Priesthood AUSCP Gives Venue to Condemned LGBT … [Read more...]
US Bishops Support Priest Assembly Calling for Women’s Ordination
The Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP), which claims a priestly membership of just over 1,300 priests, issued a white paper on May 8, 2019, titled “AUSCP Declaration on the Status of Women.” This white paper calls for the priestly ordination of women and utilizes condemned Modernist reasoning to reach its conclusions. According to the St. Louis Dispatch, AUSCP members will be asked to affirm this declaration at the ongoing AUSCP 2019 Assembly in St. Louis.The Lepanto Institute has … [Read more...]
Priest Denies Inerrancy of Scripture, Papal Infallibility to AUSCP Audience; Claims Abp. Wester as “Protector”
Yesterday, Archbishop Wester celebrated Mass for the members of this year's Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP) Assembly. It is likely no coincidence that the Gospel reading was Matthew 7:15-20, which begins, “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves.’” Sadly, His Excellency gave no such warning Tuesday night as gnostic-leaning Franciscan, Fr. Richard Rohr, denied the inerrancy of Scripture, denied … [Read more...]
