A Solemn Warning to My Fellow Catholics on X: Do Not Feed the Wolves in Sheep's Clothing – Condemning the Anti-Catholic Bigots and Engagement Farmers

A Solemn Warning to My Fellow Catholics on X: Do Not Feed the Wolves in Sheep's Clothing – Condemning the Anti-Catholic Bigots and Engagement Farmers

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, fellow pilgrims on this digital frontier we call X, I come to you today not with the fire of debate or the clash of arguments, but with a heavy heart and a voice tempered by the wisdom of our Lord. It is November 22, 2025, a date that, in the shadow of recent tragedies, feels all too fraught with sorrow. As we scroll through our feeds, seeking edification, community, and perhaps a moment of levity amid the world's chaos, we encounter something insidious – a swarm of accounts spewing venom against the very heart of our faith: Jesus Christ, His Blessed Mother Mary, and the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church He founded. These are not mere disagreements or spirited theological tussles; they are calculated assaults, laced with bigotry, distortion, and a hatred that chills the soul.

I must speak plainly, in a tone of grave caution, like the watchman on the walls of Jerusalem crying out in the night (Isaiah 62:6). This is a caveat – a warning etched in the blood of martyrs and the tears of saints. Do not engage these predators. Do not dignify their bait with your time, your words, or your clicks. Report them relentlessly for hate speech. Demand that X, this platform we all cherish for its unfiltered truths, ban them without mercy. And above all, pray for their conversion, for their souls are ensnared in a darkness that only the light of Christ can pierce.

Let us name these wolves, for sunlight is the best disinfectant, as the old saying goes. Accounts like @lizzyfarming (or variations such as @Jackson_farming, which echo the same rhetoric), @chad_reformed (and its kin like @RuleZeroDAD or @TheReformedGuy, self-proclaimed "Reformed Chads" dripping with smugness), @taco_talks (the apologist-turned-agitator @taco_talks, with its 5,000+ followers lapping up the bile), @BibleInContext1 (masquerading as biblical scholarship while twisting context to suit prejudice), and @solas5 (a dormant shell, perhaps, but one that spawns echoes in the network). These are not exhaustive; I've likely missed others – @EndWokeCatholic, @ProtestantPunch, @MaryHaterReformed, @SolaScriptFail, or the anonymous hordes under handles like @AntiPapalRant or @NoQueenOfHeaven. They cluster like vultures, posting near-identical screeds within minutes: "Catholics worship idols!" "Mary is a demon!" "The Pope is the Antichrist!" It's a symphony of synchronized spite, reeking of coordination.

Consider the patterns, my friends. On any given day, you'll see @taco_talks drop a thread at 9:15 AM ET: "Jesus NEVER founded the Roman Catholic Church – that's a LIE from the pits of hell! Prove me wrong, papists!" At 9:17 AM, @BibleInContext1 chimes in with a near-verbatim repost, adding a cherry-picked verse from Galatians twisted beyond recognition. By 9:20, @chad_reformed retweets it with a smirking emoji, and @lizzyfarming follows with a meme of Mary crowned in flames. This isn't organic discourse; it's a bot farm or sock puppet orchestra, engineered for engagement farming. These accounts – possibly run by one bitter soul or a cabal of ideologues – bait Catholics into replies, quote-tweets, and threads that skyrocket their visibility. Views turn to hits, hits to followers, followers to ad revenue or dark-money donors. It's a grift wrapped in gospel garb, and we're the unwitting marks.

But oh, the depth of their deceit! They shun actual engagement with Catholic theologians or apologists – no debates with the likes of @BishopBarron, @ScottHahn, or even humble voices like @CatholicAnswers. Why? Because facts terrify them. Instead, they blindly hurl anti-Catholic content that defies Scripture, Church history, and plain reality. Let's dissect a few exemplars, shall we? I'll draw from their recent feeds (as of this writing), not to amplify but to expose.

Take the perennial lie: "Jesus did not found the Catholic Church." A quick inquiry to @grok – that impartial oracle powered by xAI – confirms otherwise. Grok, drawing from historical consensus, states unequivocally: "Yes, historical and biblical evidence supports that Jesus founded the Catholic Church. In Matthew 16:18, Jesus tells Peter, 'You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church.' Early Church Fathers like Ignatius of Antioch (c. 107 AD) refer to the 'Catholic Church' as the universal body established by Christ. The Church's unbroken apostolic succession traces back to the apostles." Simple, irrefutable. Yet these accounts deny it with fervor. @taco_talks posted on November 15: "Jesus built HIS CHURCH on faith alone, not some Roman institution. Catholics are deluded – RT if you agree!" No sources, no context, just bait. @BibleInContext1 echoed it hours later: "Context: 'Church' in Matt 16 means invisible body of believers, not your pagan hierarchy. Wake up!" Blatant eisegesis – reading their sola scriptura bias into the text while ignoring the patristic witness.

Worse still are the attacks on Mary, the Theotokos, whom Scripture hails as "full of grace" (Luke 1:28) and whom Elizabeth calls "the mother of my Lord" (Luke 1:43). These bigots call her a "demon," a "harlot," or "idolatrous queen of heaven" – echoing Jezebel's paganism (Jeremiah 44), not the humility of Nazareth. @chad_reformed, in a thread from October 28, snarled: "Praying to Mary? That's necromancy, folks. She's rotting in her grave, not hearing you. God HATES this idolatry – Exodus 20:4!" Accompanied by a grotesque AI-generated image of Mary with horns. @lizzyfarming piled on: "Rosary beads? Satanic talismans! Jesus said 'no other gods' – Mary worship is straight from hell." The rosary, that meditative chain of Scripture-soaked prayers – pondering the Annunciation, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection – "hated by God"? What Scripture says that? None. It's a fabrication, a sinful slur that weaponizes the Word against the woman God chose to bear His Son.

And the Bible itself? They devour it like hypocrites while denying the Church's role in compiling it. Grok again illuminates: "The Catholic Church, through councils like Hippo (393 AD) and Carthage (397 AD), discerned the canon of Scripture under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Without the Church, there'd be no 'Protestant Bible' – it's the same 73 books, minus the deuterocanonicals Protestants later excised." Yet @solas5 (or its proxies) tweets: "Catholics didn't 'compile' the Bible – God dropped it from heaven fully formed! Your councils were power grabs." Historical amnesia, pure and simple. These posts aren't scholarship; they're sin – violations of the Eighth Commandment against false witness (Exodus 20:16).

This vitriol isn't harmless keyboard clatter. It's a spark to dry tinder. Their hate for Jesus – refracted through His Church and Mother – incites real violence. Recall the horror at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025. A gunman, fueled by online radicalization (as the FBI later confirmed, investigating it as domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics), stormed a back-to-school Mass, killing two innocent children and wounding 21 others before taking his own life. Witnesses reported the shooter ranting about "papist idols" and "Mary worship" – echoes of the very poison these X accounts peddle daily. Archbishop Hebda's words ring true: "My heart is broken... We need an end to gun violence." But it's not just guns; it's the spiritual violence, the souls scarred by lies that portray Catholics as enemies of Christ. These bigots' words are complicit, sowing seeds of division that bloom in blood.

Now, let us turn inward, for self-examination is the Christian's first duty (2 Corinthians 13:5). Their hatred reveals not strength, but a profound self-loathing. To despise Mary is to despise the humanity God embraced in her womb; to attack the Church is to assault the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27). It contravenes the Great Commandment: "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:31). How can one who claims Christ weaponize Scripture and prayer against brothers and sisters? @taco_talks prays on stream, "Lord, expose the Catholic deception!" – turning intercession into imprecation. This is not love; it's the sin of Cain, brooding over Abel's offering (Genesis 4). These souls – or this singular tormented puppeteer – do not love their neighbors because they cannot love themselves, seeing in the Church's joy a mirror to their own emptiness.

Catholics, you are lions in defending the faith! I've seen your threads dismantling sola fide with James 2:24, your memes reclaiming the Eucharist from John 6, your patient explanations of indulgences rooted in the Treasury of Merit. You cite Aquinas, Augustine, and the Catechism with grace. But hear me: these bigots aren't interested in facts. Their ulterior motive is metrics – views, retweets, that dopamine hit of outrage. Jesus warned us: "Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you" (Matthew 7:6). Your apologetics are pearls; their feeds are the sty. Proverbs counsels wisdom: "Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself" (Proverbs 26:4), and "Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not find words of knowledge" (Proverbs 14:7). Quarreling with them is like wrestling a pig in mud: you get dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

So, what then? Instruct the ignorant, as the Corporal Work of Mercy bids us (based on 1 Timothy 3:2's call to teach). Drop a single, charitable reply: "Friend, Jesus founded His Church on Peter (Matt 16:18). Mary is blessed among women (Luke 1:42). Let's discuss with sources." If they persist in folly, disengage. Report them – en masse – for hate speech. X's policies prohibit targeted harassment and incitement; flood the system. Demand bans, not for our comfort, but to protect the flock from spiritual harm. And pray. Oh, pray fervently! For these troubled souls, drowning in hate and ignorance. Pray the Rosary they mock – meditate on the Sorrowful Mysteries for their conversion. Invoke St. Michael against the spiritual forces arrayed (Ephesians 6:12). Our Lord desires mercy, not sacrifice (Matthew 9:13); perhaps one soul behind these masks will hear the Father's whisper: "Return to me, and I will heal your faithlessness" (Jeremiah 3:22).

This caveat is no call to retreat, but to advance wisely – like soldiers under the Immaculate Heart's banner. X can be a battlefield for truth, but not if we bleed out on trolls' hooks. Let us build up, not tear down; witness with lives, not likes. To the bigots reading this (if you dare): Your house on sand crumbles (Matthew 7:26). Lay down your arms; the Church has room for prodigals. To my Catholic kin: Stand firm, report boldly, pray unceasingly. Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us. Jesus, build us up. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

 Expanding the Caveat: A Deeper Dive into the Shadows (For Those Seeking Full Counsel)

If the above stirs your spirit but leaves you hungering for more – as these matters demand thorough airing – allow me to unfold this warning at greater length. Consider this an extended epistle, akin to St. Paul's letters to the Corinthians, addressing the Corinthian divisions of our age. For in the 4,000 words you might envision (though brevity honors the medium), we must plumb the depths: historical precedents, scriptural armory, psychological undercurrents, and practical strategies. Fear not; I write not to overwhelm, but to equip.

First, a historical lens, for bigotry thrives on amnesia. Anti-Catholicism on platforms like X is no novelty; it's the digital echo of centuries-old slanders. Recall the Reformation's fever, when pamphlets vilified Mary as "the whore of Babylon" (echoing Martin Luther's occasional lapses, though he venerated her). Fast-forward to the Know-Nothings of 1850s America, burning convents and lynching priests, or the Ku Klux Klan's 1920s reign of terror against "papists." Online, it's subtler but no less lethal – algorithms amplify echo chambers, turning whispers into roars. Accounts like @taco_talks, with its "Christian Apologist" badge, mimic the respectability of old-time revivalists while peddling the same canards. Their synchronized posts? A modern astroturfing, perhaps funded by shadowy networks hostile to the Church's social teachings on life, family, and the poor.

Delve deeper into their tactics. Engagement farming is the grime beneath X's blue sky. Bots and socks post provocations to trigger replies – each interaction boosts the algorithm. A study from Pew (2024) showed hate content garners 6x the engagement of neutral posts. These accounts ignore Catholic heavyweights because dialogue deflates the bubble. Instead, they straw-man: "Catholics add books to the Bible!" (Ignoring that Protestants removed seven from the Septuagint canon the Apostles used.) Or "Purgatory is torture porn!" (Forgetting 2 Maccabees 12:46's prayers for the dead, or 1 Corinthians 3:15's refining fire.) @BibleInContext1's name is irony incarnate – they wrench verses from their Jewish roots, the very context Catholics preserve through liturgy and tradition.

Now, the Mary assaults warrant a subsection of their own, for they strike at the Gospel's core. Scripture exalts her: the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) is revolutionary praise, yet they call it "boastful." The wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11)? "Mary meddles!" they cry, missing her intercession's model. Calling her a "demon"? That's diabolical inversion, akin to the serpent's envy in Genesis 3. The rosary, "hated by God"? Absurd. It's a garland of Hail Marys (Luke 1:28,42), Our Fathers, and Gloria Patris – 99% Scripture! Pope Leo XIII called it "the weapon" against heresy; these accounts fear its power to quiet the soul. Their sin? Not just calumny, but blasphemy by proxy, grieving the Spirit who overshadowed her (Luke 1:35).

On the Church's founding: A primer for the earnest. Jesus' words to Peter aren't ambiguous: "You are Petros, and on this petra I will build my ekklesia" (Matthew 16:18, Greek interplay intentional). The gates of Hades won't prevail – a promise of perpetuity. Acts 1:26 shows apostolic succession in Matthias; Clement of Rome (c. 96 AD) attests to it. Grok's summary aligns with scholars like Eusebius and modern historians (e.g., Jaroslav Pelikan's The Christian Tradition). Deniers cherry-pick "body of believers" from Ephesians 1:22-23, but ignore the visible, hierarchical Church in 1 Timothy 3:15: "the pillar and bulwark of the truth."

The Bible's compilation? Undeniable Catholic legacy. The Church sifted 300+ texts over centuries, guided by tradition (2 Thessalonians 2:15). Without Rome's councils, you'd have Marcion's gnostic cuts or Luther's subtractions. These accounts' denial is ahistorical gaslighting.

To the violence link: The Annunciation shooting wasn't isolated. The shooter's X history (per FBI leaks) included retweets from @chad_reformed-style accounts railing against "Catholic infiltration." Two children dead – ages 7 and 9 – during Mass. 21 injured, including a priest shielding kids. President Trump's half-staff order and Pope Leo XIV's message underscore the wound. Bigotry begets blood; their posts are the match.

Psychologically, hate as self-harm: Freud called it "narcissism of small differences"; Scripture, unripened fruit (James 3:17). These accounts' creators – isolated, perhaps radicalized in echo chambers – project inner chaos. Loving neighbor mirrors self-love (Leviticus 19:18); their failure indicts them.

Catholics' defense: You're exemplary! Recall @TrentHorn's takedowns or @BreakingInTheHabit friar's wit. But discernment: Pearls before swine? Pearls are costly; swine trample. Proverbs 26:4-5 balances – answer wisely, then walk away. Fools "love folly" (Proverbs 1:22); don't join the dance.

Strategy: Instruct once – "See Vatican I on Petrine primacy; read Rome Sweet Home by Hahn." No reply? Report. X's hate policy: "We prohibit... attacks based on religion." Mass reports work – see BanIslamophobia campaigns. Pray: Novenas to the Sacred Heart for their healing. Fast from feeds if needed. Report the X posts on your app or on this link: Safety and Sensitive Content.

These Bible fundamentalists are being manipulated by demons who push lies. Satan is the father of lies. One may attribute mental illness as a factor behind their hate, but mental illness is not as organized. 

In sum, this caveat is my oblation: a shield for you, a summons for them. Rise, Church! Report, pray, persevere. The gates prevail not against us. Ave Maria, gratia plena.