I don't hate any Catholics...I have some very close friends who are Catholic...I do obviously, disagree with the Catholic religion...
NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. cal·um·nies
1. A false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation.
2. The utterance of maliciously false statements; slander.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English calumnie, from Old French calomnie, from Latin calumnia, from calv, to deceive.
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Color me ... skeptical ...
I have some very close friends who are Catholic
I think we've heard that line before.