Morrissey is Catholic in the same way he is a West Ham supporter.
I don't know, did he ever say West Ham were crap and that they have nothing to do with football?
Because he did say very negative things about Catholicism, that it only seems to make people feel bad about absolutely everything, and "it has nothing to do with Christianity". And now I'm supposed to think that all these years he has actually been a closet believer in all things Catholic?
Being raised as Catholic/Orthodox/whatever doesn't mean that you actually uphold any of those beliefs. Most people wouldn't identify themselves as atheist, but it's easy to see that religion has very little influence over their actual lives and behaviour. Otherwise nobody would masturbate, use contraceptives, have oral sex, have sex before marriage, have extra-marrital affairs, eat cheese/butter/meat/eggs during fast, and so on. I don't think that most people even know much about religious matters, or have even given it much thought.
Yes, people who have had a religious upbringing are usually affected by it in this or that way, but it's quite often in an adverse way. Talking about Irish people - Dave Allen comes to mind with his jokes about Catholic priests, Sinead O'Connor with her public criticism of Catholicism and ripping the Pope's picture...
BTW here are a few nice quotes about religion, from Reverend Timothy Lovejoy:
(
In response to the rise of the new cult called the Movementarians) "This so-called "new religion" is nothing but a pack of weird rituals and chants designed to take away the money of fools. Let us say the Lord's Prayer forty times but first let's pass the collection plate! "
"(
Holding Bible) Marge, have you ever actually read this thing? Practically everything is a sin. Technically, we're not allowed to go to the bathroom."
