It was a metaphor. What I meant is that a liberal Catholic will look you straight in the eyes and tell you they are a good Catholic, a proper Catholic. And if you bring up the catechism they'll include that, too - and if you question them, they'll tell you they don't have to answer to you. This is just a fact. I was merely proffering an opinion as to how they can do this, not whether they do it.
I have known many such "Catholics.". They are utterly conscienceless, and give the impression that if you wait long enough, their heads will turn 360 degrees around their necks. They are Legion.
One non-Catholic FReeper recently opined that:<> "Christians don't worry about keeping God's commandments...They have been fulfilled in Jesus..."
I wouldn't feel safe in the same room with that fellow.