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A 3 page paper which examines the evolution of the Catholic Church from Colonial Days to Present Day. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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the new land to avoid the controlling nature of the Catholic Church. Catholics were, in light of this, not the dominant religion of the nation and there was a great
deal of prejudice against Catholics in the early years, and even latter years, of the formation of the nation. The following paper offers a brief look at the history of
the Catholic Church in the United States. Catholic Church: Colonial Times to Present Day In looking at the early years, when
Catholicism essentially stood in the shadows of American history, one author notes how "It is the conclusion of church historians that Catholics have been present in Delaware since the Dutch
took over colonial rule from the Swedes in 1655" (Church of the Holy Cross). And, by the time the signing of the Declaration of Independence came around there was only
one Catholic who signed the document (Exton). "They gathered mostly in Maryland, so when the Pope decided to appoint John Carroll as Americas first bishop, he designated Baltimore to become
the first diocese" (Exton). Another author notes how "Although Catholicism was an influential factor in the French settlements of the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys and later in the Spanish regions of Florida, the Southwest and California, Catholics were a decided minority in the original 13 English colonies" (Horvat). John Carroll, who wrote
a report in 1785, indicated that there was only a handful of Catholics at the time (Horvat). It could be claimed that there were around 25,000 Catholics in the colonies
with most residing in Maryland, some in Pennsylvania and the rest in New York (Horvat). Because of their low numbers they were
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