Federal suit demands ‘Radical Catholics’ doc from FBI, Justice Department

From Washington Times:

CatholicVote Civic Action and Judicial Watch are suing the FBI and the Department of Justice to obtain the records behind the “Radical Catholics” document targeting traditional churches prepared by the bureau’s Richmond, Virginia, field office. 

That intelligence report, posted online in February by a whistleblower, said “violent extremists” adhered to “radical-traditionalist Catholic ideology” and cited a list of nine “RTC hate groups” identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center, saying the groups present opportunities for “threat mitigation.” 

The report drew immediate fire from Catholic leaders and Republicans on Capitol Hill. 

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