The International Catholic Legislators Network (ICLN) is a private non-partisan association founded in Trumau, Austria in 2010.
[5] According to its own statement, to receive an invitation, the politician in question has to meet the following requirements: "Participation in ICLN events is by personal invitation only and presupposes a visible Catholic or otherwise Christian profile that is reflected in the individual voting record and public statements, especially where it regards the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception until natural death, the true nature of sacramental marriage as the union between one man and one woman, and the commitment to defend the fundamental freedom of religion and conscience as the prime human right of every man and every woman on every continent.
[5][2] As stated by the Catholic News Agency, the ICLN was founded by Christiaan Alting von Geusau, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn (Austria) and former MP David Alton (United Kingdom) in 2010.
[9] In the register of associations Austrian chief of staff to the chancellor (ÖVP) Bernhard Bonelli is listed as a co-founder of the ICLN in 2010.
Among the attendees were Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Hongkong Cardinal Joseph Zen.