If you do much reading about the general public’s opinion about Catholicism during the years of the American Revolution, you will soon note how anti-Catholic many people were and how close our new nation came to outlawing the Church all together.

George Washington, who not only saved our nation during the fight for freedom, but was also instrumental in securing religious liberty for everyone.

You can find many such articles about this online, but here’s one that gives you an example of President Washington’s open-mindedness in this particular area:

http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/05/george-washington-and-catholics/