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02 Colonies, Conflict, and the Making of an American Church

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The Gunpowder Plot led to 'Pope Day,' a yearly anti-Catholic celebration in the American colonies that fueled deep theological and political hostility toward Catholics.

This episode explores how English colonial religious attitudes, shaped by the Reformation and anti-Catholic sentiment, intersected with the American Revolution and the early formation of the Catholic Church in what would become the United States. It covers colonial demographics, the Quebec invasion, and the pivotal role of figures like John Carroll in building an American Catholic structure.

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A clear look at how English colonization and anti-Catholic pressure shaped the ground Catholicism would later grow on in America.

The episode follows how English colonization along the Atlantic coast, Henry VIII's break with Rome, and the rise of the Anglican Church set the stage for Catholicism's later growth in America.

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