Trump is a weak glue for the religious right because Catholicism‘s alliance with evangelical Christianity was based on anti abortion politics. If the cultural cleavages are going to be about immigration and wealth now things will be more uncomfortable for America’s catholic bishops.

April 10, 2026 - 21:02 UTC

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36% of Catholics in the US are Latino and they are more likely to attend weekly mass than any other demographic. This the LATIN church we're talking about here. It's going to be beyond uncomfortable and already is.
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Which is funny because it (partially) explains why there was such virulent anti-Catholicism in the 19th century (mostly "Those People" a major rump of the country was Othering at the time were the Italians and Irish whereas now it is Central/South Americans.)
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Basically, since they started, my view of "ICE raids" has been that they're modern-day anti-Catholic violence. Last throes of WASP culture trying to keep out non-Protestant foreigners. Trump has a family history: his father was arrested at Klan rally in Queens, and NYC Klan was primarily anti-Cath.
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Trump's republican party is the least wasp Republican Party in history.
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Even down to the uniforms. Black masks, tan uniforms. Come out ya Black and Tans.
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I grew up in Christian non-denominational YWAM (most people won't know that is) and even in an ecumenical environment like that there was still suspicions about Catholics (and LDS). The coalition between conservative Protestants, Catholics, and LDS is much less firm than it appears
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