How did Catholics experience discrimination, prejudice, and stereotyping?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but may discuss that much of the prejudice against the Irish and other new immigrants was expressed as anti-Catholicism. Prior to the mid-19th century, Anglo-American society had been almost exclusively Protestant. Catholicism, with its celibate clergy, Latin masses, and cloistered nuns, seemed alien, exotic, and threatening. The growth of Catholicism, especially because it was associated with non-Anglo immigrants, raised fears that the Protestant religions would lose status. There were even rumors that the Pope was planning to move the Vatican to America and organize a takeover of the U.S. government. Although Catholics were often stereotyped as a single group, they also varied along a number of dimensions. For example, the Catholic faith as practiced in Ireland differed significantly from Catholicism practiced in Italy, Poland, and other countries.
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