Catholics Have Had It Bad Here

In today’s second “On the Square” article, Catholic Persecution, Muslim Acceptance , Georgetown’s Chester Gillis tells the story of the prejudice Catholics suffered in America from the early settlements till at least World War II, as a cautionary tale about prejudice against Muslims. It is a history many people forget.

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