Democrats Target Catholics, but Bishops Comfort Oppressors
Senior Biden administration Justice Department attorneys discussed prosecuting Catholic nuns who attended the January 6, 2021, rally, revealing potential anti-Catholic bias. The comments, uncovered by Senator Chuck Grassley's investigators, have drawn criticism amid broader concerns about religious freedom. Meanwhile, some bishops' political alignments and appointments have sparked debate within the Catholic community.
- ▪Senior DOJ attorneys Molly Gaston and JP Cooney discussed prosecuting Catholic nuns who wore traditional habits after the January 6, 2021, rally.
- ▪JP Cooney, a Notre Dame graduate, is now running for the U.S. House in Virginia's 7th Congressional District.
- ▪The Biden administration previously targeted the Little Sisters of the Poor in a legal battle over healthcare mandates contrary to Catholic teaching.
- ▪The FBI investigated traditional Catholics for attending Latin Mass, labeling the practice as potentially extremist.
- ▪Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, who entered the U.S. illegally, and Bishop Robert Boxie III, a critic of the Trump-Vance administration, to prominent positions.
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Home - Biden Administration News - Democrats Target Catholics, but Bishops Comfort Oppressors Democrats Target Catholics, but Bishops Comfort Oppressors Steve Cortes • May 4, 2026 Print (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); Senior Biden Department of Justice attorneys fantasized about prosecuting Catholic nuns as they reviewed the events of the Jan. 6, 2021, protest and Capitol riot in Washington, D.C.
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