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Charles Carroll of Carrollton signed the Declaration. Daniel Carroll and Thomas Fitzsimmons signed the Constitution (3.4% of Declaration and Constitution signers were Catholic). Considering the small number of Catholics in the colonies (>1%), this is a large per capita contribution on the part of population that was forbidden to practice law, vote, publicly worship, and evangelize. The critical 10th Amendment was added by Danial Carroll.

Commodore Barry was a Catholic, and a large number of Catholics served in the Continental Navy, to the extent that can be determined.

When the United States was formed, the formation of an American Apostolic prefecture was requested, and duly established with the permission of Pope Pius VI. There was no Catholic conspiracy to undermine the US, no Papacy campaign to foment rebellion against the US, even in the face of Catholics still being barred from public office, in total defiance to the Founding Documents. It just didn't happen. Those who imagine such a thing are informed more by their own prejudices than by reality. Catholics served in the Revolution in disproportionately large numbers, especially considering the persecution they faced, but their tiny numbers ensured that their large contribution were still small in comparison to that of much larger populations.

I would add that any person who was well read in the days of Jefferson, (who certainly was). Would have been influenced by all he had read. The fact that we have Protestants flipping out about it is typical.

The left has it all over us. They band together despite differences, the right just pecks at each other. I find it amazing that any of these people would think that I would leave the Holy Roman Catholic Church to enter theirs.

I mean really! Just feel the love! /s