I recall someone on FR attempting to claim that the Founding Fathers were influenced by the Vatican, too. Was that you?
No.
But they were influenced by John Carroll the only Catholic among the Founding Fathers.
Charles Carroll, founding father and "an exemplar of Catholic and republican virtue" [Ecumenical]
CITIZEN JOURNALISM: Founding Catholic [Father]
George Washington -- The Culturist Father of Our Country (First President was no Multi-Culturalist)
Religious Affiliation of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock: A Neglected American Hero
The Vision of George Washington
George Washington:
the Constitution
is sacredly obligatory upon all.
The Character of George Washington
10 Things We Should Know About George Washington
A Few Quotes from George Washington
George Washingtons Tear-Jerker
This Day In History January 16,1776 John Hancock letter to George Washington
George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Founding Father, Entrepreneur - The overlooked business career of George Washington
How George Washington Saved Christmas and America -- in 1776
Vatican Bob strikes again.
It is absolutely ludicrous to attribute Thanksgiving solely to Catholics.