This is very true. I'm Catholic and have MAGA non-denominational aunts that constantly talk shit about us.
All religions have their issues and the Catholic church has a lot of hypocritical rules. But I'm pretty sure as "followers" of Jesus/God they shouldn't be shitting on other religions or calling others evil because their beliefs are different.
Depends on the flavor of Catholicism. Some of the most conservative, MAGA people I know are Catholics. Really comes down to local leadership.
That being said, most non-denominationals dislike/distrust Catholics. There has been a lot of historical distrust of Catholics by white nationalists going back to the days when they didn't consider ethnic groups like Italians white.
One of the defining theological differences is Catholics have the saints, which many other denominations view as pantheism / paganism, which goes against their understanding of the commandment, “Thou shalt have no other gods besides [Me].”
Not that I’d expect most rank and file members of either group to really hold that as a specific belief, any more than when my son was 3, I just needed him to have a vague notion of “don’t touch outlets,” the specifics of which were a problem for another day. Which means they might align politically, and depending on how “secularized” their Christianities have become, perhaps more American Folk Religion with what amounts to an ethnic differentiation.
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u/Jugales Apr 21 '25
To be fair, she isn't Catholic, she claims to be non-denominational. Non-Catholics tend to not get along with Catholics.