The New Anti-Catholicism

The New Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice is a book written by Philip Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History and Religious studies at Pennsylvania State University, dealing with contemporary anti-Catholic bigotry, particularly in the United States.

The Washington Post review called it "A provocative brief on some of the uglier prejudices lurking behind today's Catholic controversies.

[4] The Tablet, a British Catholic publication, in its review, while admitting that the book raised important issues, accused Jenkins of lacking a sense of humor.

[5] In 2009, National Review suggested that the author ought to consider publishing an updated version in light of recent incidents of anti-Catholicism.

[6] The Baltimore Sun called it "a book of powerfully convincing fairness, of impressive scholarship and of extraordinary courage – Jenkins strips naked some of the most cherished hypocrisies of American ideologues from one extreme of the spectrum to the other.