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Remembers that Squanto was a Catholic convert<\/a> (of the right kind, no doubt), and that despite the vile English Protestants like John Smith (who is thwarted by the always loving and Beautiful Spanish Catholics<\/a>) and those anti-Catholic Puritan separatists, Squanto is the Saint to be venerated because he saved their butts for only the purist of reasons. \u00a0That some of the Indians embracing the Pilgrims may have had to do with local Indian politics is, of course, ignored. <\/p>\n

Yep, that\u2019s about what I\u2019ve come to expect around Thanksgiving time in the world of Catholic apologetics. \u00a0An interesting take, when compared to this piece at an Orthodox site<\/a>. \u00a0Heck, the Orthodox piece even seems to suggest the Pilgrims are worth celebrating! I have no doubt that Orthodox Christians are prepared to point out the sins of America\u2019s past and present. \u00a0I just don\u2019t see the singular obsession with it, or with the Protestants in general, that always seems to creep into Catholic apologetics.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"