"Ask and you shall receive." - Matthew 7:7 The swamp aka deep state exists in the Catholic Church. In fact, instead of a swamp or deep state, a Pope once referred to it by saying (I'm paraphrasing) "the smoke of Satan has entered the Church." Think weeds and wheat ... an enemy's hand has done this. Drain the swamp. Clean the Church. And yes, it started early in church history. "Get thee behind me Satan." - Matthew 16:23 Peter denied Christ three times. Judas Iscariot betrayed Christ. Per Q, "They want you divided." Jesus prayed that "all may be one." - John 17:21 WWG1WGA Also, beware of fake news. "You had to do all the sacraments to be saved." To start, I would suggest researching what the seven sacraments are. Holy Orders, for one, is a sacrament that not everyone is called to and is certainly not required to be saved.