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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)}}

 

 

This also pops up a lot with many comedians, directors, and musicians. Even though they may be lapsed, converted to another religion, or are now atheists, Catholic imagery and topics often still appear in their works. There are also certain [[N-Word Privileges]]. A comedian who tells you he or she was raised Catholic, is probably going to make a lot of Catholic jokes or observations about the Church, that might be deemed more offensive if it came from someone else.

* Det. Elliot Stabler on ''[[Law and Order SVU]]''

** Jack McCoy on the original ''[[Law and Order]]''.

* Scully on ''[[The X-Files]]'' starts out the series as a devout Catholic, having been raised as one along with her siblings. She then struggles to strike a balance not only between her faith and work as a scientist, but her faith and her new knowledge and experiences surrounding the paranormal. There are several episodes that deal with the issue.

* Bernadette on ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''.

* [[Jimmy Carr]], who references his upbringing in his stand-up routine despite being an anti-theist.

* Joe Rogan, who makes references to his Catholic School education and Catholic upbringing despite being an atheist now.

* A number of Catholic writers, such as John Caputo and his "religion without religion," deconstruct this trope by rethinking what constitutes religion and belief in the first place. Hence to press the "Cafeteria vs Faithful" Catholics issue (especially in terms of "piety") would be missing the point of actually ''believing'' in something.

* [[Denis Leary]] goes so far as to found the Lapsed Catholic Church at the end of his second album, ''Lock'N'Load''. He also admits that he couldn't remember the Hail Mary prayer during a scene when his character in ''[[Rescue Me]]'' has to recite it, but can name the starting lineup of the 1967 Red Sox off the top of his head.