What Catholics was Romney talking about when discussing the drafting of the constitution?

[Drunken Irishman]

You mean the same Catholics who were barred from owning land and taking part in the political process?

[Deep13]

1. I understand there were one or two among the founders.

There was also at least one Jew. I can't remember any of their names off hand. Nevertheless, there were a lot more founders than simply Jefferson, Washington, Hamilton, Madison and Adams.

[Burma Jones]

2. Maryland was a predominantly Catholic Colony

[terisan]

3. Charles Carroll of Maryland? nt

[Drunken Irishman]

5. There was only one and yes, it was Charles Carroll.

I know he wants to paint a picture of all these religiously diverse people coming together during the founding of this country, but that just wasn't the case. The United States has a long history of religious persecution.

[Pirate Smile]

4. Check here

http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html

[Drunken Irishman]

6. That's a good list.

74% of those Founding Fathers were Episcopalian and Presbyterian. Catholics? Only 2% and the lone Catholic signer of the DI was Charles Carroll of Carrollton!

[MethuenProgressive]

7. England (and we were English) was decidedly anti-Catholic at the time

France and Spain, on the other hand, were predominantly Catholic. The New World was a faith-based battleground.