The big Catholic news story of late concerns a leaked internal FBI document targeting traditional Catholics.
The document, which originated in the FBI’s Richmond field office and is dated 23 January 2023, provides a list of “the nine RTC (radical-traditionalist Catholic) hate groups operating in the United States in 2021 as defined by the Southern Poverty Law Center” (SPLC). The list is as follows:
- Catholic Apologetics International
- Catholic Family News/Catholic Family Ministries, Inc.
- Christ or Chaos
- Culture Wars/Fidelity Press
- Fatima Crusader, The/International Fatima Rosary Crusade
- In the Spirit of Chartres Committee
- Remnant, The/The Remnant Press
- Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Tradition in Action
Many commentators have expressed shock and outrage that the FBI cites the radical-leftist SPLC as an expert witness in such matters.
It’s actually not surprising in the least given the degree to which the political partisanship of the Bureau has been on display in recent years, but I suspect that the relationship goes back much further and is far more symbiotic than it appears. (more...)
Leaked FBI Document: More than meets the eye
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