FBI targeted traditional Catholics for opposing left’s pagan values.

It turns ​out the FBI memo targeting Catholics as potential domestic terrorists wasn’t limited to “a single field office,” as FBI Director Christopher Wray​ claimed under oath‌ last month ‌to ⁣Congress. In addition‍ to the Richmond, Virginia, field office, the agency’s Los Angeles and Portland offices were also​ involved.

The memo, which was leaked earlier this year, singled out what it called “Radical-Traditionalist‍ Catholics” who ‌attend parishes that offer the Latin‌ Mass, which the​ FBI seems to think ⁢are hotbeds of “Racially ⁢or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists.”

Outrageous as it was⁣ for⁢ the FBI to try⁢ to monitor, ‍surveil,⁣ and investigate⁤ American citizens based⁣ on their religion,​ it appears ⁣to have been a coordinated effort — an effort that ​Wray lied to Congress about, according‍ to a​ newly unredacted memo obtained by House Republicans after months ‍of FBI ​stonewalling.

Setting ⁤aside the absurd pretext that traditionalist Catholic parishes​ are fonts of “white supremacy” and potential terrorism, it should ⁤come ‌as no ⁤surprise that the FBI would⁢ target Latin​ Mass-attending⁤ Catholics.

Why? Because the FBI has become a tool of ⁢the⁣ permanent regime in Washington, ​which will​ tolerate no ‌resistance ​to ​their ⁢ideology, ⁣which is best understood ⁣as⁣ pagan‌ morality. Abortion, gender ideology, and the thinly-veiled racism of critical race theory in ⁤particular are considered sacred by the​ regime. Traditional Catholics — or “Radical-Traditionalist Catholics” in ⁢FBI parlance — oppose ​these things ⁣and‍ will never ‌accept them.

That’s the real⁤ reason the FBI ⁤was⁤ targeting‍ Catholics. It had nothing to do with the alleged threat of “white supremacy,” as ⁣the leaked memo claimed. Anyone with a passing familiarity⁤ with Latin Mass parishes knows they are‌ just about the last place in America where you’re likely to encounter white supremacists.

The reason why ⁢is ‌that Catholics who attend Latin Mass tend to ⁢take the⁤ Catholic Church’s ‍teachings seriously. Unlike supposedly “devout” Catholic Democrat politicians, ⁣including⁣ President Joe Biden and former ‌House Speaker Nancy ​Pelosi, Latin Mass-attending Catholics ‍oppose ⁢abortion, ⁣gay⁢ marriage, transgenderism,⁣ and ⁣racism in the guise⁢ of CRT.

They oppose these things not‌ because of‌ politics,​ but because they accept the Catholic Church’s teachings on marriage and homosexuality, as well as‌ the‌ doctrine ⁣of imago Dei, that all people are created in God’s image, regardless of race or ‍sex,‌ and therefore all are ⁣equal ⁣in the eyes ‌of God. This doctrine, by⁤ the way, ⁣is one of ⁢the pillars of Western civilization,​ without which our entire system of constitutional self-government would ⁣collapse.

In fact,‌ it’s precisely this doctrine that ​so offends the FBI and the ⁣regime it serves. Dividing people according to immutable ⁤and‍ unchosen characteristics ⁢such as race or ⁢sex is what the political left ​wants to‌ do. It’s what ‌drives the left’s obsession with skin color and so-called gender identity.⁤ Instead of a republic of free and⁤ equal citizens, ‌the regime wants‍ a collection of favored and disfavored groups to rule ⁣over, ⁢pitting them ​against one another while doling out rewards and punishments based on alleged guilt‌ and grievance.

Faithful Christians⁤ will never accept⁣ this. Nor will they accept abortion as‍ a fundamental ⁣right ⁤that trumps all others, or the castration⁢ and sterilization‌ of children in the name of ⁤transgenderism. Catholics​ who⁢ accept and obey the church’s teachings on human sexuality, the dignity and ⁣rights of the unborn, and the ​equality of all people‍ before God‍ — teachings that are⁢ unchanged and ‍unchangeable — will never submit to the regime or adopt its pagan morality.

Understood in that light, the FBI is right to treat ⁤traditional Catholics ‌as ⁢a threat. If ‍your goal⁤ is to force the country to accept abortion, ‌transgenderism, ‍or race ⁣essentialism, then yes, Catholics — especially Catholics who attend Latin Mass — are going to⁣ be a problem⁢ for you. You’re⁤ going ​to want to keep an eye on ‌them, maybe infiltrate​ their parishes with informants and spies. Maybe tap their phones. ⁣Maybe more.

In order to pull ‌that off under the guise of a legitimate federal law enforcement investigation, you also might have to ⁤pretend⁢ you’re doing it for fear of “white⁣ supremacy,” which Biden himself has named as⁤ the No. 1 threat facing America today. What better excuse ‌could the⁤ FBI‍ have to monitor‌ Christians than⁢ stopping white supremacists from launching terrorist attacks?

Three FBI field offices were involved in drafting this memo. How many hundreds of FBI agents and supervisors had a hand⁤ in crafting⁣ it? How‍ many saw it? Those are questions Wray is going to have to answer.​ But he won’t have‌ to ⁣tell us why the ⁤FBI did it in the first place. ⁢We already ​know.