by oldedude on February 4, 2026 7:12 pm
As ill-considered and inappropriate as the FBI Richmond's office efforts to investigate "traditionalist Catholics" as potential domestic violent extremists might have been, they were not intimidating churchgoers as Trump's ICE has.
I'm going to call you on bullshit on this. Clearly it wasn't "just" ill-considered and inappropriate, as usual with the pedojoe administration, it was blatantly unconstitutional. Which shows a complete and utter disregard for our constitution and laws that asshole was duty-bound to support and defend. You're just defending the act, which is pretty usual for you. Being agnostic, you couldn't imagine how these solid citizens felt violated. Many of those listening to Mass in Latin are also immigrants, as it was set up as an "international" language for the church. Where I grew up, it took us at least five years to get most of the parishes to do mass in English. And, there are still a few that still do it in Latin, and interestingly enough two parishes in the small town near where I live in FL still say mass in Latin. This is the ONE place where an immigrant understood was sacred, maybe not in their country, but at least here in their land of opportunity. And asshole (a "Catholic" nonetheless, even though he shit himself in front of the Pope). Was willing to do that.
by Curt_Anderson on February 4, 2026 7:24 pm
OD,
Not illegal or unconstitutional, at least not according to the committee Jim Jordan (R-OH) chaired.
House Judiciary Committee Findings: A July 2025 staff report asserted that the FBI "disrespected and potentially violated the constitutionally protected religious liberties" of Americans. The committee found the FBI had no legitimate law enforcement purpose for surveilling a Richmond-area priest who refused to divulge confidential parishioner information.
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“This action empowers the brave men and women in CBP and ICE to enforce our immigration laws and catch criminal aliens—including murders and rapists—who have illegally come into our country. Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest. The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense." -DHS announcement.
