In Today’s America, Catholicism Is the Most Persecuted Religion

But all this stems from a much more pervasive, targeted anti-Catholic disposition among America’s ruling class. It’s often expressed casually, in passing — such as Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s infamous “the dogma lives loudly” comment about Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett or the rampant and specifically anti-Catholic resentment visible in the leaked emails of Hillary Clinton’s inner circle. But it manifests in material attacks, too: When Roe v. Wade was overturned, left-wing vandalists immediately set about attacking Catholic churches. It was the Catholics — and specifically the Catholics — that they viewed as the wellspring of right-wing evil.