Oh, ffs.

[Pat Mustard]

Considering there over a billion people worldwide that base their lives on what the Vatican says,  I certainly give a shit what's coming out of their mouths.

I find that number to be a gross exaggeration. First of all people like me are being counted in that 1bn+ number of catholics, because there's now no way for you to officially leave the rcc. Secondly a lot of people no longer listen to the church on most (if not all) issues even if they self describe as catholics, for example gay marriage passed by a two to one majority in Ireland despite the church vehemently demanding adherents vote against it and Ireland being officially 84% catholic (I've big issues with that number, because of the way the religion question is worded in the census, privileging catholicism and because mammies still write in their adult children to the census in large numbers, and will put catlick down even if they know their darling young one is loudly and vehemently atheist).