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The New Anti-Catholicism - The Last Acceptable Prejudice (Paperback, New ed)
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The New Anti-Catholicism - The Last Acceptable Prejudice (Paperback, New ed)
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Anti-Catholicism has a long history in America. And as Philip
Jenkins argues in The New Anti-Catholicism, this virulent strain of
hatred--once thought dead--is alive and well in our nation, but few
people seem to notice, or care.
A statement that is seen as racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic, or
homophobic can haunt a speaker for years, writes Jenkins, but it is
still possible to make hostile and vituperative public statements
about Roman Catholicism without fear of serious repercussions.
Jenkins shines a light on anti-Catholic sentiment in American
society and illuminates its causes, looking closely at gay and
feminist anti-Catholicism, anti-Catholic rhetoric and imagery in
the media, and the anti-Catholicism of the academic world. For
newspapers and newsmagazines, for television news and in movies,
for major book publishers, the Catholic Church has come to provide
a grossly stereotyped public villain. Catholic opinions, doctrines,
and individual leaders are frequently the butt of harsh satire.
Indeed, the notion that the church is a deadly enemy of women--the
idea of Catholic misogyny--is commonly accepted in the news media
and in popular culture, says Jenkins. And the recent pedophile
priest scandal, he shows, has revived many ancient anti-Catholic
stereotypes.
It was said that with the election of John F. Kennedy,
anti-Catholicism in America was dead. This provocative new book
corrects that illusion, drawing attention to this important issue.
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