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Bishop Barry Knestout. Photo Courtesy of Archdiocese of Washington / nullWashington D.C., Feb 13, 2023 / 19:44 pm (CNA).Bishop Barry Knestout of the Diocese of Richmond on 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."The internal memorandum, titled "Interest of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists in Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Presents New Mitigation Opportunities," was produced by the FBI s Richmond field office and published Feb. 8 by the website UncoverDC. Calling the memo a "threat to religious liberty," Knestout called on lawmakers to "ensure that such offenses against the constitutionally protected free