I was raised Roman Catholic, did my stint as an altar boy, learned the Mass in both Latin and english, fought to stay awake during Novenas, and survived the prescribed years in religion class.
I don't recall ever being taught any dogma that in any way conflicted with being patriotic and a good citizen.
Many of us were rather puzzled when the ignorant newspapermen warned hysterically that elected a Catholic would put the Pope in the White House.
Can some one quote me anything that would support that view?
Don't you love when they drag out this comparison?
The IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE is- people ERRONEOUSLY believed that a Catholic President( and I use that term very loosely re. JFK) would be controlled by the Pope. They believed that the Church, through priests and the Vatican, would call the shots.
Of course, NO priest or Pope ever threatened to do any such thing, nor did they call for obedience to the Catholic religion to supersede the laws of this country.
Priests didn't preach against the laws of this country and demand that all become Catholic or face death.
Islam does. Mullahs DO.
In one case the fear was completely unfounded.
In the case of Islam it is not only well-documented, it is openly admitted.