Bishop Barry Knestout. (photo: Courtesy photo / Archdiocese of Washington)
Calling the memo a ‘threat to religious liberty,’ Bishop Knestout called on lawmakers to ‘ensure that such offenses against the constitutionally protected free exercise of religion do not occur again.’
By Zelda Caldwell, CNA, F
Bishop Barry Knestout of the Diocese of Richmond Feb. 13 called on members of Congress from Virginia to publicly condemn a leaked FBI memorandum that sought to link Catholics to violent extremists.
According to the leaked FBI memo, “radical-traditional” Catholics who are interested in the Traditional Latin Mass are likely to have ties to “the far-right white nationalist movement.” …