Romanism

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Drawing depicting Pastor John Dowling authoring his book The History of Romanism.[1]

Romanism is a derogatory term for

Roman Catholicism used when anti-Catholicism was more common in the United States
.

The term was frequently used in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century

.

In Northern Ireland, the term was also used by Democratic Unionist Party founder Ian Paisley in anti-Catholic speeches.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dowling, John (1845). The History of Romanism: from the Earliest Corruptions of Christianity to the Present Time (fourth ed.). E. Walker. pp. –2.
  2. ^ "Rev Ian Paisley 1966 – YouTube". YouTube.

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