Christopher Wray Lied: The FBI Was Targeting American Catholics

Christopher Wray Lied: The FBI Was Targeting American CatholicsA US Senate investigation reveals that anti-Catholic animus in the FBI runs deep, and several unsettling questions remain.Over two years ago, the nation’s top law enforcement agency landed in hot water when a memo leaked detailing plans to infiltrate and illegally spy on certain Catholic parishes and classifying American Catholics devoted to the Tridentine Mass as “Radical-Traditionalist Catholics” and “Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists.” The memo, drafted and approved by the FBI’s Richmond field office, caused outrage and initiated a series of congressional hearings, during which then-FBI director Christopher Wray attested,...