This was the top post when I checked Lemmy this morning.. Mod commented to mark the post NSFW, even though it wasn't NSFW as far as I could tell. Post was locked and had a ton of deleted comments.
Do, do you think the bible was written in English? https://www.etymonline.com/word/pagan
And yes, Catholic has been used in a derogatory manner. Though shorter more catchy slurs for catholics where made up along the way too.