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"We Hate Catholics" is a sectarian association football chant created by some fans of Rangers. The song is sung to Tiffany Darwish's "I Think We're Alone Now" and reflects sectarianism in Glasgow as a part of the Old Firm rivalry. The song has been widely condemned by football governing bodies.

History
Historically, the Old Firm in Scottish football was divided on sectarian lines with Rangers being predominantly supported by Protestants and Celtic being predominantly supported by Roman Catholics. The chant was first brought to public attention in 2017 when a clip of the song being sung by Rangers fans after a 5-1 loss to their Old Firm rivals Celtic was uploaded onto social media and went viral, with media outlets calling it "shocking". The song was compared to a similar scene in T2: Trainspotting.

Later in the year following the 2017 United Kingdom general election a video was published appearing to show high-profile members of the Democratic Unionist Party, a Northern Irish unionist party, singing and dancing to the song which led to people complaining about them entering into a confidence and supply agreement with the ruling Conservative Party. However the video was discovered to be fake as it showed the audio of the song had dubbed over the original singing of "Arlene's on fire".

In 2019, fans of the Northern Ireland national football team were filmed singing the song in a bar. The Irish Football Association condemned the singing of it saying it was "not reflective of Northern Ireland fans" and Killen Rangers released a statement calling it "despicable" after admitting members of their club were present.

Reaction
The song has been widely condemned with former Celtic and Northern Ireland player Anton Rogan calling it a hate crime. The Irish Football Association stated they would look to ban anyone caught singing the song in their name from Northern Ireland matches calling it "utterly wrong". The Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill said people singing it were "mindless idiots".