In reality, certain Protestant groups received the preponderance of such support, while Quakers, Catholics, and the few Jewish groups about were routinely excluded.
I wonder if the civic republicans were cognizant of the disconnect that existed between what they espoused (i.e., state support for all) and what ended up occurring (i.e., the categorical exclusion of certain religious groups). This situation reminds me of how, if I recall correctly, the following sentence from the Declaration of Independence -- "all men are created equal" -- was written with the implicit understanding that non-WASPs were excluded.