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Fitting in with the period of Pre-Code Hollywood, Al Smith's 1928 campaign for US President saw considerable public displays of anti-Catholic prejudice.[0] It
by diamond_jql 4y ago
Fitting in with the period of Pre-Code Hollywood, Al Smith's 1928 campaign for US President saw considerable public displays of anti-Catholic prejudice.[0]
It is remarkable to see that, not even 100 years later, the US has an openly practicing Catholic president[1] without it being much of an issue.
In a longer-term and probably more far-reaching sense, it is worth noting that since 2006, a majority of the US Supreme Court Justices have been Catholic. [2]
[0] https://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/10/when-a-catholic-terrified-the-heartland/ https://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/10/when-a-ca...
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20130601093036/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/delawareonline/access/1742751081.html?FMT=ABS https://web.archive.org/web/20130601093036/http://pqasb.pqar...
[2]https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/if-barrett-joins-supreme-court-would-have-six-catholics/2637977/ https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/if-barrett-joins-su...