The anti-Catholic hate from MAGA is not surprising. The Klan hated Catholics and MAGA is the modern iteration of the KKK

[applegrove]

The anti-Catholic hate from MAGA is not surprising. The Klan hated Catholics and MAGA is the modern iteration of the KKK.

— Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) 2026-04-13T19:59:05.919Z

[SunImp]

1. Maga goons

[The Wizard]

2. Trump is the only candidate

the Klan ever endorsed.

[maxsolomon]

3. All my MAGA relatives are Catholic.

Hard to tease that one apart, no?

[Raven123]

17. I don't think so

In the US, Catholic Leadership created the doctrine of the pre-eminent issue of abortion, thereby allowing, if not encouraging, Catholics to ignore all other aspects of Catholic social doctrine. What could possibly go wrong? We are seeing it. The self described Protestant evangelicals don’t agree with Catholics on many details of their faith. IMO, once Roe v. Wade was tossed by SCOTUS, those old differences and in some case hostilities were bound to resurface. I just wonder how long it take be for MAGA Catholics to realize they were just a tool. I know a few myself (none in my family) and they have been remarkably quiet lately. No longer carrying the torch for Trump at every turn. Hope they finally see the light. Hope your relatives do too.

[erronis]

23. How long will it take for (fill in the blank) to realize that they were just a tool?

Catholic, protestant, evangelical, agnostic, whatever. For some reason the willingness to believe in the CON crossed a lot of boundaries.

[maxsolomon]

47. You're correct about my relatives - they are Anti-Abortion voters, period.

My Cousins at least.

[La Coliniere]

18. Same here...cognitive dissonance is beyond them.

[OC375]

4. Blood is thicker than water.

[Hope22]

5. I find it ironic that my raging MAGA sister is a raging Catholic!

She must be in shock that Project 2025 came to fruition and her idol T is a complete scumball. I warned her and begged her not to vote for him and she blew me off. I haven’t spoken to her since Election Day.

[erronis]

24. I hope she finds the errors of her ways, voluntarily.

It almost never works to be told about ones mistakes. (I know, having made many!)

[Hope22]

39. I was asking her to check out Project 2025 before voting, nothing more.

Her comment was that things have been bad before but they always work out. She was unwilling to try to educate herself. Trust me. I’m not the preacher in the family.

[Lifeafter70]

34. Mine too goes to Mass three times a week

She is very involved in her Parrish.
My parents voted for him my dad twice and my mom once. Both passed before trumps second term. They supported him because of one issue. Roe v Wade

Yet both my parents were life long democrats who voted for Obama.
Too much fox news in their retirement.

I have left a few family functions because of the crazy talk. My sister tried to keep me from both their funerals. She was worried I might bring up the inheritance. Not my style. I could care less about a little bit of money.

[Hope22]

40. That sounds like my sister.

In addition she fights against abortion to buy forgiveness for the one she had. That is horrible enough but to vote for this monster in light of the Epstein files is really disturbing!

[Lifeafter70]

41. Damn do we have the same sister lol

Are you Irish Catholic.
I could at least reach my mom when we spoke privately. But my dad just watched too much fox news. He became someone I didn't recognize.
My sister and her daughter inlaw run the local right to life chapter. The both demonstrated outside of their cities Planned Parenthood. They are against gay rights, immigration. Trump is their savior.

[Hope22]

44. LOL! That is what I was going to say!

She worked through the steps to become Catholic about ten years ago. Busy bee! Three marriages plus divorces all had to be cleaned up to make that happen. I can’t imagine the effort. She too is very interested in legislating against a woman’s right to choose even though she had the choice. Very conflicted! Take care and keep on keeping on! 💗

[Lifeafter70]

45. Nope

We were born into the church.
I escaped after my divorce back in the 80s
Mu one sister and brother were always telling me they were praying for me. Lol

[ToxMarz]

6. All the 'Republican Christians' hated Catholics until their coalition needed more votes

and they calculated enough of them could be co-opted (a lot by going after abortion). If the conservative religious right ever got powerful enough they didn't need the Catholics, they would throw them under the bus and run over them twice.

[Marie Marie]

7. Isn't JD catholic? Ruh-roh...

[ChicagoTeamster]

12. Yes, he probably thinks the current Pope owes his position to him because what happened after JDs visit to the last pope

[Lifeafter70]

36. I'm sorry but that made me laugh

A little dark humor.

[erronis]

25. No problem. Trump will just give JD an indulgence... maybe. Or an excommunication if he's lucky.

I can see the Inquisition and auto-da-fe being part of the Trump era injustice system.

[the nelm]

8. The anti-Catholicism from the protestant faiths has always been a thing deep down.

But it seems like "as long as they are for the same things I am and vote with me" then all is forgiven - for the time being. I suspect a lot of the anti-Irish immigrant sentiment from way back had much to do with the fact that most were also Catholic, i.e. "papist".

Also remember reading a story by noted Maine columnist Bill Caldwell years ago about a Catholic priest being run out of some small town in Downeast Maine way back in late 19th or early-20th century. It was a long time ago and I don't recall the specific details.

[BurnDoubt]

13. Wait 'til the Pope...

reminds them Heaven is only an option for those who recognize the Catholic Church as “the One, True Church”, established by Jesus Himself and handed-off to Peter.
Sux to be them.

[the nelm]

16. Personally, left all that malarkey behind years ago.

But still a lot of that was quite ingrained into me so many years ago.

[paleotn]

19. Protestants think that's all crap.

The Pope is the whore of Babylon. The Anti Christ per Martin Luther. And all that ritual is bunk and unscriptural. Which, to their point, it is.

Seems there's more than enough silliness to go around. Both sides.

[BurnDoubt]

9. I am a Recovering Catholic...

I had six years of Catholic Elementary School. I was an Altar Boy, trained Altar Boys and thought I had a Vocation… until Puberty re-shuffled the cards. It was all Good… no creepy stuff anywhere near us. I think my education was better than average, and would have been better if I was a more dedicated student. The Priests and Nuns were kind and tolerant, and more “Woke” than you’d expect (although Jesus IS the poster-boy for “Woke”… in fact he’s the author.).
I jumped-out because I find large groups to be terrifying in their very numbers. I’m not a “belonger”.
When I see MAGA’s lips moving… I DON'T HEAR JESUS’ VOICE. Their entire everything is total apostasy. Heresy.
Satan shat out a movement, and it walks amongst us. And their pride in that is insane.
Don’t go to Hell… it will be over-run by these dirtbags.

[erronis]

26. Love that: "although Jesus IS the poster-boy for "Woke"... in fact he's the author."

[dflprincess]

28. I have often said that I'm a liberal thanks to the nuns at Catechism pounding the Acts of Mercy into my pointed head

and, of course, my parents' influence.

I went to public school and only had to deal with the nuns for a couple hours a week at Catechism class. I think they went easier on us "publics" as our parents didn't love us enough to send us to Catholic school.

[orangecrush]

10. FDT

[ananda]

11. My Catholic ancestors were true followers of Christ.

Politically, they were always on the right side of life,
and very active for social justice and equality for all
people.

However, this latest generation didn't all hold to it.
My siblings and I did, but some of our cousins didn't,
which is a true shame.

[BurnDoubt]

14. I knew such people as a child.

[paleotn]

22. One thing I've always like about Catholics is their view of the poor.

In stark contrast to Calvinism's view that wealth is a sign of divine election. And the opposite if the breaks just didn't go your way. The Catholic view is far more practical, taking into account the great celestial life lottery. Most tickets don't win a prize.

[ananda]

38. I think the same way.

And in the case of my Irish ancestors, you can
extend it to all of humanity, no exceptions.

In fact, a great aunt's son taught college in
St Paul, and risked his life and his job as an
activist for civil rights and peace for vulnerable
people.

I can envision his descendants in MN working
hard as activists for immigrants there.

[Wounded Bear]

15. Funny thing. I always thought the iconography of the KKK was very Catholic adjacent...

Am I wrong?

[dflprincess]

29. The Klan was very anti-Catholic until sometime in the late 1960s or 1970s

and at some point in the 1970s they began letting Catholics join.

Broke my heart as I'd always taken a certain amount of pride in belonging to a group the KKK hated.

[yardwork]

31. That's interesting.

It's possible that the Klan's iconography was built around something they both hated and were fascinated by. Now I want to read up on this!

[Lifeafter70]

42. Yes when I was very young

My irish catholic grandfather told me the story of when the klan burned a cross in front of their farmhouse
.

[FascismIsDeath]

20. There is a whole crazy history with American protestant Christians and American Catholic Christians.

Honestly it should be an OP but I don't think I'm the one to write it anytime soon. But one has to dig into that to ultimately understand the politics at play here with the churches.

[erronis]

27. It's probably less about the cult of christianity than about men's lust for power.

To me that's what makes modern histories of the tides of influence (religion, politics, etc.) so uninteresting. Wait 20-30 years and you have to throw out all those learned tomes and write brand new ones.

[BidenRocks]

21. I could never figure the dislike for Atheists.

All we're guilty of is not picking anyone.

I was upset that an American pez would piss off the Pope.
Show respect Damnit!

I know. He is incapable of respecting anyone besides his own ugly visage.

[erronis]

30. Easy. We're not controllable by appeals to "higher powers".

Their definition of higher power is some man-like thing standing on a rock or in a pulpit.

Mine is logic, evidence, testability, repeatability; and if not cogent explanations for why not.

[yardwork]

33. Same reason queer folks are hated and feared by MAGATs

We undermine their patriarchal fantasies.

[ColoringFool]

32. History Is A Funny Thing. FATHER COUGHLIN, ANYONE?

Demagoguery on the airwaves https://share.google/vt1eVEDkkpgRbiatI

[JI7]

35. Many Catholics are MAGA. Most voted for Trump

[Initech]

37. The Fox News KKK bully pulpit.

[Jack Valentino]

43. On the other hand, Trump has reportedly been supported by a majority of Catholic voters,

until now.....

I think that may change in November!


(However, the Democratic Party received the majority of Catholic votes,
dating back to BEFORE the Republican Party was even a political party!)

Trump's attacks against the FIRST American Pope
certainly are not likely to endear him to them!
(among all the other problems he has with human beings in general...)


The die-hard maggots ??? Their numbers are shrinking as well---
when Trump policies begin to hurt them, and/or they finally recognize
that he has abandoned campaign promises about
'lowering prices on day one' (which was a LIE which no President could hope to accomplish),
and 'keeping us out of wars'....

They have a bad record of turning out for mid-term elections without Trump on the ballot,
and THIS November I believe that even MORE of them will 'stay home'...

There is no need to try to convince 'those people' to vote for Democrats---
if they stay home, it will be 2024 in reverse---
(when the Democratic turnout was much less than in 2020,
and many voters blamed the Democrats for the state of the economy.
NOW the shoe is on 'the other foot'!)

[H2O Man]

46. Recommended.

Maga hates the Irish Catholics because as immigrants, they kicked the South's ass in the Civil War.