Supreme Court declines to intervene in Peter’s Pence fraud lawsuit against US bishops
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a lawsuit against the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to proceed, alleging that the bishops misled donors about the use of funds from Peter’s Pence. The lawsuit claims that instead of aiding the poor, much of the money was invested in private ventures. The case will continue through lower courts following the Supreme Court's decision.
- ▪The lawsuit alleges that the bishops misled Catholics about the use of donations to Peter’s Pence.
- ▪It claims that only about 10 percent of the funds collected were used for charitable causes.
- ▪The suit seeks to uncover the internal deliberations and uses of the donations.
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News Supreme Court declines to intervene in Peter’s Pence fraud lawsuit against US bishops The Supreme Court allowed a case to proceed which claims the US bishops misled Catholics into believing millions of dollars in donations to the papal charity would be used to help the poor. Lisa F. Young/Shutterstock DougMainwaring 0 Doug Mainwaring Comments 0 Wed May 27, 2026 - 11:03 am EDT WASHINGTON D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a petition from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) allowing a lawsuit to move forward that alleges the bishops misled Catholics into believing their millions of dollars in donations to the papal charity, Peter’s Pence, would be used to help the poor. The suit was filed in January 2020 in U.S.
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