Similary, I have found in my nearly 10-year tenure here that there is an odious current of anti-Catholic bigotry present, some of which can be found in the collected works of other posters on this very thread. I’m not accusing, just reporting...
There is a Protestant culture that was founded on a vilification of Rome and all things Catholic, including Catholics. One need only look at the historic treatment of Catholics at the hands of the "Reformers" and their followers. From the religious wars and Protestant Inquisition (yes there was one) to the religious conquest of Scotland and Ireland by Cromwell. When a sect has practiced or preached that being a Roman Catholic was deserving of the death penalty in the name of Sweet Baby Jesus it will have effects for generations.
I reiterate: May Christ increase, at the cost of every thing else.