Looks like the FBI is targeting Catholics.”It looks much more like Nazi Germany or Communist Russia than it does America,” Bishop Joseph Strickland said.
Breitbart News’ Matthew Purdy interviewed Strickland on Thursday at CPAC 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland, about the FBI’s investigation into the traditional Catholic church.
As reported by Breitbart News, a memo leaked last year from the FBI’s Richmond office showed a growing “concern” with violent extremists’ “radical traditionalist Catholic” ideology, which led the FBI to It was stated that opportunities were being given to collaborate with specific churches. It seeks to induce church leaders to serve as FBI “operatives,” functioning like unofficial informants for the FBI. House Republicans later discovered that multiple agencies appeared to be involved in writing the memo, with the FBI allegedly involved. was interviewed Priest and church choir director.
Mr. Purdy asked Mr. Strickland, who has been a fierce critic of Pope Francis and has been “rescued” by the Vatican for “undermining the faith,” why the FBI chose to investigate Catholic Latino Mass-goers. Asked.
“Well, I can’t say I really have an answer as to why they do this, but I think this is a sad symptom of a society that looks far more like Nazi Germany or Communist Russia than it does America.” “I’m watching,” Strickland said.
Phil Tiltrickett, an anti-abortion activist, prays outside a family planning clinic with a rosary in his hand. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
“The issue of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, all these freedoms seems to be tied to this…The FBI simply goes after people who deeply believe in the message of Jesus Christ and believe that Jesus Christ is true. “I think it’s been weaponized to do something,” he continued. “And sadly, there are many people in this country, and indeed in the world, even in the Catholic Church, who are not very convinced of this truth that God has revealed through His Son, Jesus Christ.”
Strickland added that the FBI’s actions are “symptoms” of a “nation that has lost its way.”
“She can come back at any time, but we must listen to the truth that God has revealed to us and return to its cornerstones. To attack those who live the truth “Don’t take advantage of government agencies,” he said. “If we are afraid of the truth, we must be more afraid than those who defend it.”
Purdy also asked Strickland whether he thought the FBI targeted traditional Catholics in part because of their more conservative pro-life and pro-family values. .
“Oh, of course,” Strickland replied.
“The Catholic Church is and should be totally opposed to this woke agenda…The Catholic Church should reject [the woke agenda] Because it is a rejection of God. “It is a rejection of who we are: created in the image and likeness of God,” he said.
Strickland added that autocratic leaders are “threatened by those who stand up for the truth and refuse to budge.”
“So their mission is to try to eliminate those who defend the truth,” he said. “It will be achieved no more than Nazi Germany. They tried to eliminate [people] And there is one primitive Aryan race. Did it work? No, because it was based on a false ideal of broken humanity. ”
“The same is true of communism. All of these Godless ideologies are the same,” he continued.
Mr. Strickland concluded by encouraging Americans to stand up for the truth in a sea of lies.
“I think it’s natural that people who defend that truth are seen as a threat to this agenda,” he said. “Just as we look to Nazi Germany and Stalin’s communist states, how many people died because we said no to those tyrannical regimes? Though the same thing would happen here? We must speak out against false messages, no matter how many hearts they may have.”
