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
He also said he could not recall whether he had read the unredacted version of the anti-Catholic memo produced by the Richmond field office before he previously testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 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
In the beginning, Brooke was violently anti-Catholic; but, as time progressed, he became more liberal-minded, and advocated the relaxation of the penal laws and a more humane treatment of his Catholic fellow-countrymen.
From The Glories of Ireland by P. J. Lennox
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