I have excerpted portions of a report from the Catholic News Agency. I missed the report when I wrote a story some months ago, and I am adding the report now because its specificity gives clarity.
By Tyler Arnold, Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Feb 9, 2023 / 15:15 pm “…Marked “UNCLASSIFIED/FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY,” the document includes a list of organizations with Catholic ties that are listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) list of hate groups. … “The document, dated Jan. 23, claims that racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists will likely become more interested in ‘radical-traditionalist Catholic ideology’ within the next 12 to 24 months ‘in the run-up to the next general election cycle.’ … “The document further claims that violent extremists have ‘sought out and attended traditionalist Catholic houses of worship,’ which ‘presents new opportunities for threat mitigation’ through ‘trip wire or source development’ within churches that offer the Latin Mass and ‘radical traditionalist’ Catholic online communities. “The current trend of [racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist] interest in [radical-traditionalist Catholic ideology] provides new opportunities to mitigate the [racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist] threat through outreach to traditionalist Catholic parishes and the development of sources with the placement and access to report on [racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists] seeking to use [radical-traditionalist Catholic ideology] social media sites or places of worship as facilitation platforms to promote violence,” the document reads. “Both the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) and the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) are listed as potential points of contact for outreach, according to the document notes. “Both offer Traditional Latin Masses to congregants, and both have congregations within the Richmond FBI’s area of responsibility…. “However, the document claims that ‘much of the interaction … takes place online’ and they share certain language and symbolism, such as ‘crusader references and anti-Semitic discourse.’” Do FBI agents understand metaphor, and do they study English or read poetry, short stories, and novels?
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