FBI Retracts Memo Labeling Traditional Catholics ‘Violent White Supremacists,’ Pushing Infiltration Of Christian Communities

A leaked FBI report revealed that the Bureau’s Richmond, Virginia Division is investigating the threat of “white supremacy” Catholics who prefer Latin Mass. FBI headquarters was notified of the leak shortly after it became public. Rescinded According to the report, it does not “open an investigation based solely on First Amendment protected activity.”

This contradicts the document, which claims that its findings are partly based on. “liaison reporting.” According to the document’s whistleblower and former Special Agent Kyle Seraphin, liaisons “are overt contacts with trusted members of a community or an industry.” This suggests that the FBI has already been investigating Americans on the basis of these facts “First Amendment protected activity.”

Document claims – January 23, 2023 “Radical-Traditionalist Catholics” (RTCs). “typically characterized by the rejection of the Second Vatican Council” (which allowed for Mass to be said in people’s spoken language) and their “adherence to anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ and white supremacist ideology.” According to the FBI, RTCs are becoming more fraternizing with each other. “Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists” (RMVE).

For more surveillance “Radical-Traditionalist Catholics,” The document states that the Bureau could potentially mitigate this “threat” With “tripwire and source development,” This means that more infiltration will occur into Catholic communities by various types of informants. According to the report, the FBI will also begin monitoring social media posts in order to verify its claims. “Radical-Traditionalist Catholics” ideology. 

Terrible Sourcing

The FBI sources grounding the field office’s recommendation to increase federal surveillance of conservative Christians include Two Salon The infamous articles “rosary extremism” Atlantic article, and a report by The Southern Poverty Law Center — all left-wing sources, three of which were op-eds. 

The FBI does not explain in any document how Catholics are traditional Catholics. “violent” threat. Only two pieces of evidence are provided in the document. “overlap” Between “Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists” And “Radical-Traditionalist Catholics.” One is that both are “[hostile] toward abortion rights advocates.”

For the second, the FBI cites an alleged collaboration between Nick Fuentes’ “American First/groyper Movement” and Church Militant, a Catholic media organization that has been hyper-critical of the Catholic Church’s handling of sex abuse cases and woke ideology infecting American bishops. 

These evidence sources support the assertion. “overlap” Between Radical-Traditional Catholics “Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists” include Fuentes’ supporters and Church Militant activists attending the same pro-life demonstration and Michelle Malkin speaking at Church Militant rally.

One of the Salon articles even has a quote from Church Militant founder Michael Voris explicitly stating there’s no association between Church Militant and America First: “Church Militant doesn’t align itself with any specific group in a formal way — including groups that are expressly Catholic,” Voris spoke at the time.

“Church Militant might partner with anyone in a particular effort to achieve a limited and shared goal,” Voris added. “In this particular case (Roe), yes. [Church Militant] will link arms with almost anyone who decries the horror of babies being hacked to death in their mothers’ wombs. Isn’t ‘linking arms’ the very thing Antifa and BLM and the Democrats do?”

Voris was asked by The Federalist whether there had been