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Authorities say the suspect may have intended to target the justices themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man, identified as Louis Geri, is now facing multiple criminal charges, including manufacturing or possessing a weapon of mass destruction in connection with a hate crime. According to officials, Geri held virulent anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish sentiments, and also voiced hostility toward U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators report that Geri attempted to set up a tent on cathedral steps ahead of the Red Mass and threatened to ignite explosives during his arrest. Authorities found in his possession hundreds of explosive devices, including vials of nitromethane \u2014 a chemical notorious for its use in improvised explosive devices. Some devices were described as \u201cfully functional.\u201d His notebooks allegedly revealed explicit animus toward the Catholic Church, the Jewish faith, Supreme Court justices, and ICE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stakes of this case extend beyond isolated criminal behavior. It underscores the increasingly violent rhetoric and actions emerging from radical leftist fringes that target religious institutions, law enforcement, and the judiciary. Under a political climate that often softens scrutiny of such ideologies, this event is a grim warning: when the rule of law is undermined and political violence is tolerated, no institution is truly safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>America must not respond to such threats with weakness or confusion. Our leaders \u2014 in law enforcement, Congress, and the courts \u2014 must show resolve in defending institutions of faith, forbearing against anti-Christian violence, and holding accountable those who choose terror to advance a political agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A shocking incident unfolded in Washington, D.C. as law enforcement arrested a man with suspected far-left leanings who had planted a cache of explosives outside St. Matthew\u2019s Cathedral during preparations for the annual Red Mass. The timingwas not a coincidence \u2014 Supreme Court justices were expected to attend the Service. 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