While it remains unclear if, or how much, the FBI followed through on an internal proposal to investigate traditionalist Catholics’ association with extremists, the proposal itself somewhat mirrors tactics the New York Police Department used to investigate Muslim communities after 9/11.
![](https://thetablet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230217T1000-FBI-DANGEROUS-RELIGION-BRISCOE-1756230-140x95.jpg)