While Antifa terrorists and pro-abortion activists carry on a national campaign of vandalizing and firebombing Catholic churches, newly revealed documents show the FBI was more interested in spying on mainstream Catholic churches and church leaders to monitor for pro-life political activity.
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) reveals the FBI planted at least one undercover employee in a Catholic church, seeking to use local religious organizations as “new avenues for tripwire and source development.”
Jordan is now issuing a subpoena to FBI Director Christopher Wray for all documents relating to the domestic spying scheme, decrying the “the serious consequences for the free exercise of Americans' First Amendment rights.”
According to the Committee, “this proposed outreach plan included contacting so-called ‘mainline Catholic parishes' and the local ‘diocesan leadership.' The documents reveal that the FBI also expressed an interest in “leverag[ing] existing sources and/or initiat[ing] Type 5 Assessments to develop new sources with the placement and access” to report on suspicious activity.”
This revelation comes after the discovery of a January 23, 2023, FBI memo warning agents to consider the Catholic Church as a potential source for domestic terrorism, at the same time Catholic churches were under attack by leftist groups and a loosely-organized terror cell named “Jane's Revenge,” which carried out a campaign of vandalism and arson in support of abortion.
On February 16, 2023, Jordan and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) demanded the FBI turn over information on the January domain perspective” document generated by the Richmond Field Office, entitled “Interest of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists in Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Presents New Mitigation Opportunities.”
The FBI ignored, then stonewalled the request.
“After receiving no response, the Committee reiterated its request in a subsequent letter dated March 20, 2023. On March 23, 2023, the FBI produced a substandard and partial response consisting of only 18 pages—many with significant redactions of ‘personally identifiable information' or ‘specific non-public information about [FBI] investigations, sources, and methods' that prevents the Committee from fully assessing the content and context of the documents and obtaining information requested from the Bureau,” the Committee reports.
The Committee further reports:
From this limited production, it is apparent that the FBI, relying on information derived from at least one undercover employee, sought to use local religious organizations as “new avenues for tripwire and source development.” For example, in a section of a January 23, 2023, domain perspective document entitled “Opportunities,” the FBI wrote:
“In addition to [redaction], engage in outreach to the leadership of other [Society of Saint Pius X] chapels in the FBI Richmond [area of responsibility] to sensitize these congregations to the warning signs of radicalization and to enlist their assistance to serve as suspicious activity tripwires.”
The FBI similarly noted two other opportunities to engage in outreach with religious institutions in the Richmond area, citing a desire “to sensitize the congregation to the warning signs of radicalization and enlist their assistance to serve as suspicious activity tripwires.” This outreach plan even included contacting so-called “mainline Catholic parishes” and the local “diocesan leadership.” The FBI also expressed an interest in “leverag[ing] existing sources and/or initiat[ing] Type 5 Assessments to develop new sources with the placement and access” to report on suspicious activity.
The document itself shows that its contents, including its proposal to develop sources in Catholic churches, were reviewed and approved by two senior intelligence analysts and even the local Chief Division Counsel. Whistleblowers have advised that the FBI distributed this document to field offices across the country.
This information is outrageous and reinforces the Committee's need for all FBI records about the domain perspective document. Accordingly, and because Director Wray has not fully responded to the Committee's earlier voluntary requests, Chairman Jordan is issuing a subpoena to the FBI for all records about the FBI's January 23 domain perspective document.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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The only thing the FBI have proven is that Joe Biden is one poor excuse for a Catholic
They’re part of the deep state so why would anyone be surprised???
Why has Jordan not gone after biden his administration they have ignored our Constitution as Written which is Treason against America and the American People, the bunch needs arrested prosecuted immediately this is a Treasonous administration all need prosecuted including those working behind the scenes to destroy America, millionaires, billionaires, soros, obama, gates, bloomberg,buffet, and others even those who jumped ship hoping they won’t be held accountable, so do your duty, arrest biden his administration held in solitary confinement till trial only one lawyer allowed, this administration has arrested and imprisoned people without due and proper way, that alone should just about put most of Washington in prison no exceptions no excuses
Seriously folks, the FBI has become nothing but gunmen and thugs for the Marxist democrat party, and that is with the court’s blessings! Our nation has become a banana republic tyranny!
Yeah well now the Pope can plant a fifth column inside the Feral Bureau of Intimidation. Spy vs. Spy?
Adults know the Federal Bureau of Intimidation is just another part of the commie deep state trash.
Oh boy! Our constitution is definitely under attack. Communism at our door step.
Your COMRADE HEH! Well we all know where you are from. How is the weather there in Russia?
ON ALL churches synagogues etc scary
Ever notice that the Durham investigation has gone nowhere? The Tail wagging the dog with all of these other stories.