There are not over a hundred people in the United States who
hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate
what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church—which is, of
course, quite a different thing. These millions can hardly be
blamed for hating Catholics because Catholics “adore statues;”
because they “put the Blessed Mother on the same level with God;”
because they “say indulgence is a permission to commit sin;”
because the Pope “is a Fascist;” because the Church “is the
defender of Capitalism.” If the Church taught or believed any one
of these things, it should be hated, but the fact is that the Church
does not believe nor teach any one of them. It follows then that
the hatred of the millions is directed against error and not against
truth. As a matter of fact, if we Catholics believed all of the
untruths and lies which were said against the Church, we
probably would hate the Church a thousand times more than they
do.
If I were not a Catholic, and were looking for the true Church in
the world today, I would look for the one Church which did not
get along well with the world; in other words, I would look for
the Church which the world hates. My reason for doing this
would be, that if Christ is in any one of the churches of the world
today, He must still be hated as He was when He was on earth in
the flesh. If you would find Christ today, then find the Church
that does not get along with the world. Look for the Church that is
hated by the world, as Christ was hated by the world. Look for the
Church which is accused of being behind the times, as Our Lord
was accused of being ignorant and never having learned. Look for
the Church which men sneer at as socially inferior, as they
sneered at Our Lord because He came from Nazareth. Look for the
Church which is accused of having a devil, as Our Lord was
accused of being possessed by Beelzebub, the Prince of Devils. Look
for the Church which the world rejects because it claims it is
infallible, as Pilate rejected Christ because he called Himself the
Truth. Look for the Church which amid the confusion of
conflicting opinions, its members love as they love Christ, and
respect its voice as the very voice of its Founder, and the suspicion
will grow, that if the Church is unpopular with the spirit of the
world, then it is unworldly, and if it is unworldly, it is other-
worldly. Since it is other-worldly, it is infinitely loved and
infinitely hated as was Christ Himself. ... the Catholic Church is
the only Church existing today which goes back to the time of
Christ. History is so very clear on this point, it is curious how
many miss its obviousness..."
www.ourcatholicfaith.org

Very true