Church Militant is a site run by Michael Voris. Voris has been a controversial figure in the Church. His videos and content have an ultra conservative and pre-Vatican II nostalgic slant and are always critical of bishops and Pope Francis. Voris has been banned from speaking in many dioceses and the World Youth Day due to his controversial messages, heretical statements and promotion of Catholic Triumphalism. He has been compared by some as the Catholic Alex Jones of InfoWars. Voris' take on Catholicism is often out of touch, judgmental and pharisaic. In one video, Voris endorses the idea of a Catholic monarchy ruling the United States of America.
In a broadcast on Periscope and Facebook, Voris did not offer much details as to who hacked his site, but claimed that the payment system and user passwords were not compromised; clearly, concerned about scaring away those who donate to him. Some of his followers, who are often engaged in conspiracy theories, believe that Voris was hacked for investigating the "Gay Mafia." Voris himself does not know why his site was attacked and stated that his technicians will be investigating the source while at the same time installing safeguards so that such an attack does not happen again.
For the first time in our 12 year history, our apostolate has been hacked.— Church Militant (@Church_Militant) July 11, 2017
There will be a live streamed announcement at 4 pm ET on Facebook and YouTube. Tune in. https://t.co/5xycWBhRH8https://t.co/vl9q5fFBR3— Church Militant (@Church_Militant) July 11, 2017
Yes. We were hacked. We will be going LIVE on Facebook to give an update at 4 pm ET.— Church Militant (@Church_Militant) July 11, 2017
@Michael_Voris @Church_Militant website update. CM is back up. The attack has been thwarted and diagnosis performed. No details at this time— Michael Voris (@Michael_Voris) July 11, 2017
WEBSITE UPDATE https://t.co/9ovUngBILx— Michael Voris (@Michael_Voris) July 11, 2017
— Sacerdotus (@Sacerdotus) July 12, 2017
I will update this post as I learn more.
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