The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has been accused of indirectly funding organisations that actively promote abortion, contraception and gender ideology.

A report based on new findings published by the Lepanto Institute claims that the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) – the bishops’ domestic anti-poverty agency – has given 16 separate grants to the United Workers Association (UWA) since 2004.

The UWA, a community organisation based in Baltimore, is described by the Lepanto Institute as “solidly pro-LGBT – even to the point of advocating for publicly-funded sex-change surgeries”.