Not at all. Catholics in large numbers see their Faith as cultural and not spiritual. I taught my daughter's grade level in the parish religious ed program. Of the 103 students who were confirmed in 2001 only my daughter and two or three others were to be seen at Sunday Mass less than two years later.These are the 43% and that number IMO is low.
You would never see my two girls attend Mass at the parish where they were baptized/First Communion either. That is because we attend Tridentine Mass 10 miles away.
Sorry to hear that. I am not Catholic, but our church is probably 98% against homos getting married.....and that includes the HS and college kids.
Sadly, I have to agree with you. I TAUGHT in our Parish's Confirmation program over the last two years, and I wonder how much they actually learned. I do know that most of them never attended Mass before, during, or after the classes, and still haven't since Confirmation. Of course, before they were driving, it wasn't entirely their fault. Their parents weren't catechized properly, so they hardly ever went to Mass themselves. Sports and family activities always seem to take precedence, and Mass and Parish activities were less important.
I can only hope anything I said might have touched them, and someday they'll make their way back. They will have to battle their peers and the popular culture if they do want to live their faith.