No, I'm not Catholic. (Really.)

No, I'm not Catholic. Really. I may on occasion attend daily mass at St. Gregory the Great's Catholic Parish, where Father What's-His-Name, age 75+, says mass on Wednesday's, and sings "Ain't Got Time to Die" with more gusto than should be legal for a priest age 75+. I may attend an Anglican church called Blessed Sacrament that uses more incense than the Vatican. I may even (gasp) not believe all Catholics are going to Hell. But, no, I'm not a Catholic.
However, the Catholic-bashing has got to stop.
Yes, I know, I attend the leading Evangelical University in America (sort of). Yes, I know, according to the Protestant view, there are some problems with Catholic theology. But really? I expected more of you. I expected better.
Especially you, Acquintance of mine. You seem to see so clearly some of the problems of Evangelicalism. Yet you persist in making disparaging comments about a faith tradition I have a feeling you know little to nothing about. We talk about guilt and you say, "I shouldn't have this much guilt, my gosh, that's for Catholics!" Repeatedly. I mention the length of Catholic weddings and you say, "Yup, Catholics and Jehovah's Witnesses both," in the Tone of Judgment, as tho Catholics and Jehovah's Witnesses deserve the same cult status, both for their beliefs and the length of their wedding ceremonies. I begin to drive in the direction of the Catholic church to get to your house and you say, "Ooops, watch out, there'll be Weird Catholic church traffic." Those Weird Catholics. Darn them for worshipping God! How could they?
I suppose these comments may not seem that negative. Perhaps I'm just reading my own issues into them. But if you could hear the tone of sneering suspicion that accompanies these remarks, I think you might agree with me.
No, I'm not Catholic. (Really.) But some of the people nearest and dearest to my heart are. And you know what? I not only love and admire them, I love and respect their faith. So don't think you can denigrate them anymore. I've had enough, thank you.