[NYer]

(BTW, we have an awful lot of ex-Catholics wandering about the pews on Sunday, and they say they never noticed a real difference, theologically speaking that is.)

Many Catholics are unfamiliar with the faith into which they were baptized. Hence, they have no theology on which to base an opinion.

[muawiyah]

Then there are some Catholics who get divorced, or who marry a divorced person, or who got tired of the local priest(s) or bishop(s) and there's nothing you can do about it if you are not part of the hierarchy.

Many of the ex-Catholics are exceedingly knowledgeable in Catholic theology. I think it's the ecclesiastical part that causes the most problems for them (we are speaking of "ex" people here, not "current" Catholics who are all deleriously happy with the way the Church is run.)