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Catholics seem to have a much greater respect for women AS women, while Protestants seem to respect women only when, and to the extent that, they are like men.

That's a very interesting observation! And I think it's true.

One of the worst things the Anglicans did was to destroy the many shrines in England dedicated to Our Lady. The only thing I will say is that it was actually an Anglican clergyman (Anglo-Catholic, that is - an Anglican who couldn't quite bring himself to join the smelly flock who were Catholics in England) who rebuilt Walsingham. So I think some good Protestants probably realize that there is something missing in their view of women, and that missing something is Our Lady.