Is Anti-Catholicism Dead? (Ques. Proposed by NY Times)

NY Times City Room Blog ^ | 7/23/2008 | Sewell Chan

[Pyro7480]

When Gov. Alfred E. Smith ran for president in 1928, his candidacy was derailed in large part by anti-Catholic prejudice. It has been nearly 48 years since John F. Kennedy became the first (and so far only) Roman Catholic president, but experts say that anti-Catholic sentiment — much of it originating in, or as a response to, immigrants in New York — remains an enduring force in American culture.

That was the consensus of a panel assembled at the Museum of the City of New York on Tuesday night to consider the question, “Is Anti-Catholicism Dead?”

...The Rev. Richard John Neuhaus — a leading conservative intellectual, a former Lutheran pastor and the editor of the leading Catholic journal First Things — offered a surprising view on the question.

“To be a Catholic is not to be refused positions of influence in our society,” he said. “Indeed, one of the most acceptable things is to be a bad Catholic, and in the view of many people, the only good Catholic is a bad Catholic.”

...He added that anti-Catholicism was as likely to come from the left — sometimes from commentators who believe that a “threatening theological insurgency is engineered and directed by Catholics,” with evangelical Protestants merely as the movement’s “foot soldiers.”

[Pyro7480]

Interesting article -- read the rest at the link above.

[Old Sarge]

Not around here it’s not...

[Pyro7480]

Catholic ping!

[big'ol_freeper]

You said: Not around here it’s not...

You ain’t lyin’!

[thefrankbaum]

He added, however, that “untruths and half-truths” make it harder for Catholics to transmit their teachings to the next generation.

[Vigilanteman]

Catholics are second only to Mormons in being the most hated brand of religion by the moonbats of the religious left. Of course if they are a CINO, like JF Kerry or a faux Mormon, like Harry Reid, they get a pass.

[BnBlFlag]

The vast majority of “Anti-Catholicism” today is from the Secular Left. They hate the “Evangelicals” just as bad, if not worse, than the Catholics.

[pgkdan]

Not in FreeRepublic it’s not! We’ve got some of the most hateful anti-Catholic bigots in the world on this forum.

[I still care]

I think a more relevant question would be “Is the NYT dead?”

I would love to make a bet with anyone at the Times - in 100 years, the Times will be gone, but Catholics will still be here.

[pgkdan]

“To be a Catholic is not to be refused positions of influence in our society,” he said. “Indeed, one of the most acceptable things is to be a bad Catholic, and in the view of many people, the only good Catholic is a bad Catholic.”

Father Neuhaus got it right. At least among the left wing intelligentsia.

[Petronski]

“Is Anti-Catholicism Dead?”

ROTFLMTO

[elcid1970]

Go to a thread titled, (I omit the screaming all-caps) “Roman Catholicism Spawned the Apostasy of Evangelicalism”.

Whew, their keyboards must be full of sweat. This harmless mackerel-snapper got called all kinds of names for pointing out American anti-Catholicsm in its various regional forms.

[Petronski]

lolrofapimprfi . . . *gasp*

Seriously...LOLOL

[pgkdan]

Catholics are second only to Mormons in being the most hated brand of religion by the moonbats of the religious left.

religious right too...even more so. Read a few threads on the religion forum and tell me it isn't so.

[ex-snook]

"It has been nearly 48 years since John F. Kennedy became the first (and so far only) Roman Catholic president,"

The GOP has never nominated one. They came close with Giuliani leading the pack. [don't throw up at that thought that he could have become the first GOP Catholic nominee].

[Petronski]

Whew!

[dabs eyes with tissue]

THAT’S a good one.

**snort**

[Pyro7480]

Petronski was suspended?