Catholics In America

BackStory

Education, History

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2015

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

On September 22, Pope Francis will begin his first American tour, making stops in Washington, Philadelphia, and New York along the way. In this episode, the BackStory Guys explore American Catholicism—recounting the struggles, triumphs, and unique impact of Catholics on the history of the United States. From Spanish missionaries on the California coast and early converts among the Mohawk, to JFK and modern nuns living in the Blue Ridge Mountains, BackStory considers how what it means to be Catholic in America has changed over time.

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0:00.0	With BT Broadband and TV, you can say goodbye to boredom and hello to...
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0:31.0	This is backstory. I'm Peter Onov.
0:34.0	For months, the mood around a certain pontiff's trip to the US this month has been ecstatic.
0:41.0	And the Countdown to Pope Francis' first visit to the United States is on.
0:45.0	We're gonna tell you how.
0:46.0	But a hundred years ago, America's relationship with Pope Leo the 13th was a bit frostier.
0:52.0	He chastised Catholics in the US for being to American.
0:58.0	So then that presents a particular challenge for people who want to be both good Catholics and good Americans.
1:05.0	Today on backstory, Catholics in America, from the complex legacy of a Native American saint,
1:11.0	to a time when being Catholic could get you run out of town.
1:15.0	They broke down the door of the convent. They took torches to the curtains and they set the place on fire.
1:24.0	Coming up on backstory, Catholics in America don't go away.
1:32.0	Major funding for backstory is provided by an anonymous donor, the National Endowment for the Humanities,
1:37.0	the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation and the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.
1:44.0	From the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, this is backstory with the American History Guys.
1:54.0	Welcome to the show. I'm Brian Valla.
1:57.0	I'm Ed Ayers.
1:58.0	And I'm Peter Onof.
1:59.0	Over the past few weeks, you may have heard news stories like this one.
2:03.0	Pope Francis is hugely popular among Catholics in the US.
2:07.0	Still, his visit this month will not be without controversy.
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