Its stated mission is to "protect and promote human dignity based on the anthropological truth that man is born in the image and likeness of God.
"[1] The institute was founded by British man Benjamin Harnwell while working as an aide to Conservative Party MEP Nirj Deva.
[2][3] According to Harnwell, he was motivated to start the Institute after Italian politician Rocco Buttiglione was vetoed for the position of European Commission Vice President and Commissioner for Justice, Freedom, and Security because he described homosexuality as a sin and said the principal role of women was to have children.
In 2014, the Institute invited Bannon as one of its key note speakers at a conference to discuss poverty, during which he praised European far-right parties.
[2] A plan was backed by Bannon to turn the Abbey of Trisulti into an academy for training future European nationalists and populist politicians.