Did they? AFAIK they showed up and mumbled the same thing - in a language they didn't understand, and therefor didn't know what they were imputed to believe.
When allowed to address the subject in a language they understood, by your account they responded by in effect saying "I _don't_ believe that!" Mutual ignorance is not a viable basis for faith.
Sorry, I get the feeling that you are off track now, mixing tenets of the Faith and liturgical practice.
Just curious, for the record, are you even a Roman Catholic, or are you Protestant? Simple honest question.