Disagreement is not persecution I have been told by many of the Catholics here if I am not catholic I am not saved and been told that in a rather nasty fashion even that is not persecution
There is a genuine disagreement on lot of principles between Catholics and Protestants Frank discussion of the differences is not persecution or bullying Persecution would be burning your house down or getting you fired from your job or even killing you A lot of our brothers are facing real persecution It minimizes their suffering to call bring disagreed with on an Internet forum persecution
When I made the decision to become a Catholic, my Protestant friends of many years told me that I was going to go to hell for becoming Catholic.
It can go both ways.