I think Americans are beginning to get serious about their religion. You don’t have to be a fire and brimstone Baptist to see that the time is coming where we all will have to choose a side.
I hope that the Catholic Bishops can get their church back on track, just as I hope that the left-leaning Protestant denominations can get back on track too.
Ironically, this is why you see that the non-religious are the fastest growing creed (per Pew) in the US. Lots of people who in the past used to say that they were "Methodist" or "Catholic" based on family tradition rather than adherence are no longer doing that due to the resurgence of aggressive Christianity in recent decades.
What are the choices?