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{{quote|''"I'm not a religious man, right, I don't even believe in God. But still Catholic, obviously."''
|'''[[Mock the Week|Dara Ó Briain]]''' (Irish comedian)}}
There are many who were raised Catholic, and—even though their life has moved away from adamantly following Catholic doctrine—are still really concerned with their Catholicism and/or cite it often. This comes up very frequently in any [[Good Girls Avoid Abortion]] conversation, as when a female character will suddenly be revealed as a "good Catholic" who just can't do it.
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== Comic Books ==
* Catwoman from [[Batman]]. Her sister's a former nun, too, but has some mental health issues and believes that Selina is possessed by some sort of cat-demon. This leads to problems when she becomes possessed by an ''actual'' demon and attempts to perform a lethal exorcism on Catwoman.
* [[Huntress]], aka Helena Bertinelli, of the [[Batman]] family and [[Birds of Prey]], doesn't bring it up often, but she wears cross jewelry and prays before she fights [[Dark Action Girl|Lady Shiva]], possibly to the death. Her faith has varied in strength over the years, from non-existent (an important plot point in one story) to firm (but never devout). The strength of her faith is used as a symbol of how much hope and optimism she has for the future. In bad times, her faith declines. For example, after causing the death of a mob boss who knew her identity, she throws away her cross. In good times, her faith is stronger. For example, she plans on attending mass after getting her teaching job and feeling accepted by the Birds of Prey.
== Fan Works ==
* Douglas Sangnoir of ''[[Drunkard's Walk]]'', even though (technically) he's ethnically Jewish. It actually becomes story-relevant in the course of ''Drunkard's Walk V''.
== Films -- Live-Action ==
* ''[[The Boondock Saints]]''
* Silent Bob, according to ''[[Chasing Amy]]''. In a moment where he exemplifies [[The Silent Bob]] he explains how he ended up breaking up with his girlfriend after finding out about her previous sexual experience -- not from any disgust, hatred or anything but because...
{{quote|"Now this just blows my mind, right? I mean, I am not used to this sort of thing. I mean, I was raised Catholic, for God's sake."}}
* In ''[[Dogma]]'', at the beginning, Bethany doesn't believe in God and works at an abortion clinic, but still goes to Mass on every Sunday.
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