When I say Protestants and Catholics and/or any other religion, what is being talked about are the doctrines and teachings from the group in question.
And whatever individual you’re talking to ... they are going to be adhering to those doctrines and teachings, for themselves and telling others that they should adhere to them.
SO Catholic bashing and Protestant bashing ... is ... bashing whatever those doctrines and teachings are, which are being discussed, by that individual who is bringing it up.
It’s ALL FAIR GAME ... and you’ll notice that it is EXPLICITLY fair game in the guidelines for the Religion Forum on Free Republic, in the “open” category. At least Free Republic recognizes Catholic bashing and Protestant bashing (and other religious bashing) in terms of the “systems being talked about.
Just bringing up the word ‘bashing’, as was done, evidences the topic has been already lost.