anti-Catholic
Britishadjective
noun
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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
In 1960, when anti-Catholic sentiment was more prevalent, then-candidate John F. Kennedy gave a landmark speech to a group of Protestant ministers, pledging he would not take orders from the Catholic Church if elected.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
“Being anti-Catholic would be anti-people, and that’s not what we do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2023
It isn’t anti-Catholic, anti-parents or anti-anything except spies, terrorists and organized crime.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023
On his previous brief visit to the Islands he had been repelled from the Ateneo with the statement that till he ceased to be anti-Catholic and anti-Spanish he would not be welcome.
From Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot by Robertson, James Alexander
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