Yeah, depending on the context. I’ve noticed Catholicism (or any religion for that matter) has been a hit or miss with how based they are. I wonder if it’s because, like you said, it’s so normalized there, and has not seen a strong challenge in faith, that it becomes somewhat de-politicized.

Ireland is made up of a lot of Catholics, and they voted in same-sex marriage by a popular vote. Cuba has a referendum for same-sex marriage in 9 days, another Catholic country. While I am optimistic, many conservative Catholic groups are putting up quite the fight against it.

Keep in mind that this is just me making a hypothesis so don’t bully me if I’m wrong.