BREAKING: Bombshell New Details About Federal Persecution Of Traditional Catholics Released

Summary of the video’s main claims and analysis

• The speaker argues that the U.S. Department of Justice has released a “major” report describing how the Biden administration—through federal law-enforcement and related bureaucracy—persecuted or targeted “traditional Catholics,” using the framing of “weaponization of government institutions.”
• The report is said to come from the DOJ’s Working Group / Task Force on the Weaponization of Government Institutions, which the video claims was created to investigate how government institutions were allegedly used against political opponents of the prior administration.

Historical/contextual narrative presented

The speaker provides background on an FBI “Richmond memo” (an internal intelligence assessment from the FBI’s Richmond Field Office, made public in February 2023), which the speaker alleges:

• Linked “radical traditionalist Catholic ideology” to “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists.”
• Created “threat mitigation opportunities,” which the speaker interprets as enabling surveillance and informant activity inside Catholic communities and parishes.

How the memo defines “radical traditional Catholics”

As described in the video, the memo’s definition includes claims such as:

• Rejection of Vatican II
• Hostility toward certain popes (especially Francis)
• Alleged anti-Semitic/anti-immigrant/white-supremacist views

The video also claims the memo distinguished “radical” traditional Catholics from “ordinary” traditional Catholics who simply prefer the Latin Mass.

Key allegations from the DOJ report (as presented)

The video claims the DOJ report states that:

• Even after the FBI was ordered to withdraw the memo (allegedly because it didn’t meet FBI standards), FBI actors continued refining or using the work anyway.
• The report identifies investigations into two Catholic priests that included surveillance connected to the Richmond memo, though the FBI ultimately concluded they did not pose a national-security threat.
• The memo allegedly relied on materials associated with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which the speaker frames as improper—arguing the SPLC classified religious traditionalism as extremism.

The video further claims the DOJ report criticized internal FBI handling, including:

• Disputes over SPLC credibility
• Insufficient verification, given the subjectivity of the SPLC’s classifications

“How deep did it go?” question directed at church leadership

A major portion of the video argues that mainstream Catholic journalism and church leadership have not investigated possible broader involvement.

The speaker repeatedly asks whether American bishops and/or figures connected to the Vatican—such as the Roman Curia and specific dicasteries—were aware of or consulted regarding alleged surveillance/persecution.

The video also names Cardinal Wilton Gregory as Bishop of Washington during the relevant period, urging viewers to consider whether he was consulted or involved.

Additional “strangeness” the speaker claims is in the FBI materials

The speaker says the FBI materials monitored multiple groups, including:

• SSPX and related networks (“SSPX Marian Corps,” “resistance” structures, and priests tied to Williamson)
• FSSP and other groups the speaker claims are in communion with Rome
• Various other traditionalist or sedeprivationist viewpoints, including references to conclavist “antipopes”

The video asserts the report mentions rejection of liturgical reform and suggests the FBI treated liturgical preferences as part of extremist/risk profiling.

Concluding viewpoint

• The speaker urges viewers not to let the story fade and portrays it as evidence of bureaucratic surveillance that violates First Amendment protections.
• The speaker expresses skepticism that mainstream Catholic journalists or bishops will fully investigate publicly, framing this as a broader failure of courage in journalism.
• The video ends with prayer/support calls and claims that people allegedly recognized infiltrators/observers in parishes by their behavior (e.g., “standing out,” asking strange questions).

Presenters / contributors listed in the video

• Attorney General Todd Blanch (quoted in the DOJ report context)
• Christopher Wray (referenced via prior testimony)
• John Henry Weston (referenced as part of “going viral” / later coverage)
• Anthony Stein (the speaker/host signing off)
• J.D. Flynn (mentioned as a journalist)
• Raymond Doyo (mentioned as a journalist)
• Raymond Arroyo (mentioned as a journalist)
• Cardinal Robert Prevost (mentioned)
• Cardinal Roach (mentioned)
• Cardinal Wilton Gregory (mentioned)
• McElroy (mentioned as succeeding/related to Washington)
• Kyle Sarapin (mentioned as leaking/authenticating the memo)
• Erik Schmitz (mentioned as posting on X)
• The Daily Signal (referenced as an outlet)
• Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) (referenced as a source used in the memo)