I think he's just reminding us they were "papists" who's loyalty to any country over the pope was seriously questioned by many of the time. Suspicion of such loyalties were still present when JFK ran for president about 200 years later so it certainly wasn't just a one off or fad thing.
I think he's just reminding us they were "papists" who's loyalty to any country over the pope was seriously questioned by many of the time. Suspicion of such loyalties were still present when JFK ran for president about 200 years later so it certainly wasn't just a one off or fad thing.