{"id":102799,"date":"2026-08-28T14:43:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102799"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:43:26","slug":"department-of-justice-report-says-fbis-2023-richmond-memo-was-grave-failure-of-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/department-of-justice-report-says-fbis-2023-richmond-memo-was-grave-failure-of-responsibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Il rapporto del Dipartimento di Giustizia afferma che il promemoria dell'FBI di Richmond del 2023 \u00e8 stato un 'grave fallimento' di responsabilit\u00e0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was guilty of a \u201cgrave failure\u201d of responsibility in the drafting of its controversial 2023 \u201cCatholic memo\u201d that sought to link racist and violent extremists with so-called \u201cradical-traditionalist\u201d Catholics, the U.S. Department of Justice said this week. The Justice Department on Aug. 28 released an extensive report on the memo, which was drafted out of the FBI\u2019s Richmond, Virginia, field office and leaked in early 2023. Upon its leak the memo drew immediate criticism\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Upon its leak the memo drew immediate criticism\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":102801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57905,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/fbi-investigates-vandalism-incident-at-pennsylvania-catholic-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":102799,"position":0},"title":"FBI investigates vandalism incident at Pennsylvania Catholic church","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Luglio 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Church property sits vandalized at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Sunday, July 19, 2025. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Pittsburgh CNA Staff, Jul 22, 2025 \/ 12:32 pm (CNA). Federal agents are investigating a vandalism incident at a church in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, according to Bishop Mark Eckman. 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