The Catholic religion is a very common one in the United States and around the world but back then it was not. The United States religion around the 1700 was the Protestant religion. Catholics were discriminated by many different organizations and people. Citizens who wanted to practice the catholic religion was very hard for them because they were not accepted or rejected by society.
United States Citizens used to practice the Protestant Religion for many years. People who came from other countries like Ireland and wanted to practice the Catholic religion was almost impossible for them. These people were opressed by the Ku Klux Klan and other Christian denominations. These would vandalize and burn their houses, cars, and other property. These groups also committed violent crimes like the killing of catholics. Citizens believed that by practicing the catholic religion they were damaging or destroying the culture of the United States. Many incidents happened with catholics who wanted to held high positions in companies and even in the government. In 1928, Al Smith wanted to run for president but guess what? HE LOST! Smith was catholic and since the majority of US citizens were anti-catholics, he didnt have enough votes.
Many Catholics citizens in the United States had a hard time when it was time to practice their religion. These were rejected or discriminated by many organizations like the Ku Klux Klan that only accepted the pure white and by the Protestants. Catholics property was burned and destroyed and other Catholics were even killed. As you could see this religion issue affected many people and even politicians. Good thing that the religion issues in the United States have improved.
