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To be fair, people from outside the US aren't particularly well versed in international history, or even their own. I think it's more to do with an overall poor education around the globe than any US-centered issue.

As for being "a Catholic nation", I'm not sure such exists anymore. For example, the Health Ministry of Italy published an ad about reopening places of worship and it had three pictures of people praying in their respective religious garb and ritual: a Muslim, a Jew, and... a Buddhist. Apparently, the Buddhist population in Italy is far greater than the Christian population, which doesn't even merit presence in the ad. The population in general regards the Papacy as the irrelevant, perhaps somewhat demented old uncle that you have to be patient with but don't need to take seriously. In Latin America, the religious confusion is so great people claim to be both Catholic and "Spiritist" or into "African religions". I honestly don't know if there is such a thing as a Catholic nation anymore, or even a city. Maybe the Easterners are faring better in this regard.