I agree that historically, Catholics have had it the relatively rough in the US, but that's changed since Kennedy, and also, more specifically, since the Conservative movement found it useful to ally themselves with Catholics following Humanae Vitae. As a progressives views towards Catholics/Christians, as a self-subscribed progressive who associates mostly with left-leaning individuals, I know very few people who think of Catholics or Christians like that. Progressives fight hard for the Freedom of Religion of all individuals, Catholics/Christians included. Where we likely differ is our attempts to limit the imposition of someone's religious beliefs unto another, but that's a substantially different argument for a different time. However, I believe my comparison still stands. I'm not saying you can't or even shouldn't be offended, but last time I checked, there aren't many Catholics/Christians in the Western world committing suicide due to the way they're treated and perceived by others.