anti-Catholic
Britishadjective
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By the 1840s, anti-Catholic nativists insisted that the foreign-born should likewise be excluded, or at least compelled to wait longer than the customary five years of residency before earning voting rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
While some critics have accused Mantel of promoting anti-Catholic propaganda and treating Cromwell a little too kindly, she, unlike Foxe, does not shy away from the blood that trails Cromwell's ascent.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
“Being anti-Catholic would be anti-people, and that’s not what we do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2023
On Thursday, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence said the group wasn’t anti-Catholic, and its members were offended and outraged by the Dodgers’ decision.
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2023
But few will deny that Motley wrote his very attractive histories at a white heat of Republican and anti-Catholic fervour.
From Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 by Evelyn Baring
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