It really goes back to the 16th century reformation where certain European countries politely told the catholic church to piss off.
The church mafia still has a stick up its ass about that, and will do everything necessary (via federal reserve, NGO's, crime) in order to secure what they see as rightfully theirs.
For general consumption with an encouragement to look beyond the historical borders of the US: See Francis Davenport Gardiner book: European Treaties bearing on the on the history of the United States and its dependencies
It really goes back to the 16th century reformation where certain European countries politely told the catholic church to piss off.
The church mafia still has a stick up its ass about that, and will do everything necessary (via federal reserve, NGO's, crime) in order to secure what they see as rightfully theirs.
Also a good time frame to look at.
For general consumption with an encouragement to look beyond the historical borders of the US: See Francis Davenport Gardiner book: European Treaties bearing on the on the history of the United States and its dependencies
https://archive.org/details/europeantreaties02daveuoft
It explains a lot about the moves and countermoves we see play out these days.