What is the difference between Quaker and Catholicism?

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Quakers are absolute pacifists.
The Quaker’s of today are extremely liberal and pretty much allow whatever the mainstream is endorsing as long as no violence is involved.
At one time they baptized. I don’t know if that’s still the case.
 
There are like six different groups of Quakers now. The ones who consider themselves “true Quakers” don’t use any sacraments. There’s another group that’s similar to Evangelical Christians and they baptize, and another group that’s like Wesleyans, and other groups that are universalist or have a bunch of mixed beliefs.

They all pretty much believe in social justice and absolute pacifism and that God is constantly revealing himself to the individual. It’s not really like Catholicism though except for perhaps the emphasis on social justice.

I had some relatives who quit the church and went Quaker during the Vietnam era. Within about 10 years they reverted and went back to being strong Catholics.
 
If by “against” you mean actively opposed to Catholicism, Quakers are not, that I know of. If you mean contrary to the teachings of Catholicism, in several important ways, they are. I believe that Catholicism would call Quakerism a false religion to the degree it departs from Catholic teaching. All other religions are regarded as false as well to that extent, which does not mean they do not have certain truths within them, albeit not the full truth.
 
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