is Rick Santorum more or less objectionable because he is a Roman Catholic?

[Torie]

No, I don't judge people by their religious affiliation, or lack thereof. Why bother with unnecessary and often misleading and unfair proxies when evaluating individuals?  Individuals are complex enough as it is. In any event, my impression is that Rick tends to take the kernel of some Catholic doctrine, and then go to extremes on it, in a way most Catholics would not. He is not into balancing tests, which is what most of us do, when it comes to ethics, morality or anything else.   

[Torie]

my question is this:
Has Santorum mended the catholic-protestant divide that has traditionally existed?

Said divide has largely been drained of its emotional energy. That has happened in my lifetime. My parents had considerable psychological energy invested in anti-Catholic animus. They considered them almost an American 5th column, e.g., wondering what "hideous" indoctrination was going on in those Catholic schools (such as inducing them to breed like rabbits, the better to demographically dominate), which in my salad days most Catholics attended.