Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice

Being anti-Catholic is "the last acceptable prejudice" but is an evil that should concern more than just Catholics, a visiting scholar told a St. Louis University audience last week.

Catholics should be concerned because such beliefs undermine the Church’s moral authority and could discourage potential converts, said Philip Jenkins, a history and religious studies professor at Pennsylvania State University.

...he said a key element of the new anti-Catholicism is its contention that the Church’s core moral beliefs — especially its opposition to abortion, embryonic stem cell research and homosexual behavior — are flawed.
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Jenkins’ remarks came Jan. 27 in the 10th annual De Lubac Lecture, sponsored by the SLU Theological Studies Department.

Jenkins, who is not Catholic, drew several examples from his 2003 book, "The New Anti-Catholicism: the Last Acceptable Prejudice" during his hourlong talk.

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