When did Catholics become part of greater Christianity in the eyes of Americans? When did Catholics first see themselves as Americans first and Catholics second? While reading on hekker (founder of the Paulist order)and the syllabus of errors I was wondering when Catholics changed their mind?

by KittenKingSwift
Trollhoffer

You seem to be asking these questions from a very... Protestant point of view. Do you mind clarifying? These questions seem either too broad or to misunderstand the relationship between Catholic and Protestant ideologies and authorities (or lack thereof).