Last night at our Shrine to the Blessed Mother when it came time for Father to Elevate the Host it was neat to see the Knights with their swords at attention to Protect Our Lord. We have Caldeans, Italians, Polish, Germans, and even some of our Orthodox friends come to honor the Blessed Mother in our little Shrine in Detroit every August 15th. All these fools do is strenghten the Faith. Frankly, it doesn't sound like Evangelicals, more like radical Pentecostals of the C. Peter Wagner type - they've been known to do this sort of thing in So. Ameica. This must be a radical off shoot as most of the Evangelicals around here are pretty friendly.
"The Gangs of New York", a film from a couple of years ago, gave only a glimpse of the hostility of the Nativists to the Church. Bishop John Hughes was shown at the entrace to a new church (St. Patrick's?), which was being prtected by the Irish. Says a lot that the screen play didn't portray Msgr. Hughes, since he was the defacto leader of the Irish in New York. He was one who helped end the Draft riots, because he was one of the few that the Irish would listen to. THAT doesn't make it into the movie.