To reach that 1.2 billion strong, one has to include the likes of Kennedy, Pelosi, Biden, Kerry, Chavez, the twice a year Catholics, those who have left the Catholic church whose names have never been removed from the membership rolls.
All of who, Catholics regularly tell us, have ex-communicated themselves from the church.
And yet when playing the numbers game, they're treated like faithful, practicing Catholics.
It's inherently dishonest.
And might doesn't make right. Wide is the road and broad is the path that leads to destruction but narrow is the way that leads to life.
I'd rather be right and few and have God on my side, than join the crowd and be found fighting Him.
You lapsed Catholics are the absolute worst Catholic-bashers. Guilt is a hard thing to overcome.