anti-Catholic

adjective

1. opposed to the beliefs, practices, and adherents of the Roman Catholic Church

noun

1. someone opposed to the Roman Catholic Church and its adherents

   he called him an anti-Catholic

Derived Forms

• ˌanti-Caˈtholiˌcism, noun

Example Sentences

Like every other American, Samuel Alito is free to practice his faith as he wishes, and there is a long history of anti-Catholic sentiment in the United States that has unjustly questioned the loyalty of Catholic Americans and their ability to hold public office.

From Slate

Like Trump, Carson had no particular attachment to the people he supposedly represented: He was a cosmopolitan Dublin-London gentleman, not a religious zealot or anti-Catholic bigot, and he found the inbred political culture of Protestant Ulster stultifying.

From Salon

He waves the flag of victimhood and alleges that anybody who would dare to say a cross word about him or his operation is in fact an anti-Catholic bigot.

From Slate

But he also insists his work, his values, are above all criticism—that vigorous public debate and allowing for vigorous public criticism of this work is off the table because he claims it’s anti-Catholic bigotry.

From Slate

I’m tired of the knee-jerk response from Leo and his defenders that anyone who would criticize this network must be an anti-Catholic bigot.

From Slate