Have you ever been called a "papist"? Were your ancestors?
The word “papist” as a derisive term to describe Roman Catholics has been around now for almost exactly half a millennium.
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The word “papist” as a derisive term to describe Roman Catholics has been around now for almost exactly half a millennium.
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