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** The same joke [[Isaac Asimov|was also told]] about a man who calls off an engagement when his fiancée tells him she had to become a prostitute to survive once, thinking she said "Protestant" (she clarifies, and the engagement is back on).
* A similar story is told of [[James Joyce]], who, after he left the Church, was stopped on the streets of Dublin by a woman who congratulated him for becoming a Protestant. "Madam," he said, "I have lost my faith; I have not lost my reason."
* A Protestant nod towards this trope goes thus: [[There Are Two Kinds of People in Thethe World|There are two kinds of people in the Church of England]], those who believe in God and [[Comically Missing the Point|those who don't]].
 
 
== Literature ==
* Cole St. Clair in ''[[Wolves of Mercy Falls Series]]'' is heavily implied to be this, without the title "Catholic" ever being used. He is seen holding a rosary, "Fingers grasping the beads as if the gesture was familiar" and later, an interviewer questions his belief in God, quoting Cole's former role as a choir boy. Given that Cole is now a ''[[Sex, Drugs and Rock Andand Roll]]'' poster child, he is very much the lapsed sort.
 
 
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* Booth on ''[[Bones]]''.
* DS Matt Devlin in ''[[Law and Order UK]]''.
* Henry Fitzroy on ''[[Blood Ties (TV)|Blood Ties]]''.
* A lot of the characters (noticeably not the lead, though) on ''[[Saving Grace]]''.
* Kate on ''[[NCIS]]''.
* Michael Garibaldi on ''[[Babylon 5]]''.
* Jack Donaghy on ''[[30 Rock (TV)|Thirty Rock]]''. One of his temporary love interests was a deeply religious Catholic, resulting in him trying to hide from her the fact that he wasn't really religious anymore. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* Det. Elliot Stabler on ''[[Law and Order SVU]]''
** Jack McCoy on the original ''[[Law and Order]]''.
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== Web Original ==
* [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]], as well as his [[Doug Walker|actor]]. He's still fairly religious, even though he bounces between doubt and fully believing.
* Kyle "Oancitizen" Kallgreen of [[Brows Held High (Web Video)|Brows Held High]] occasionally makes some nods to Catholicism in his reviews and sketches. Even the [[Mind Screw]] ending of ''What Is It?''
* Nella in [[The Nostalgia Chick (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Chick]], which is [[Played for Laughs]] during The Chick's review of ''[[Sister Act]]''.
{{quote| '''The Chick''': [to the audience] "There is one surefire way to combat Catholic guilt: Catholic shame. [to Nella] Sorry about that. How's your sex life? That I know you have." }}
 
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