[taxcontrol]

Ok, first the disclaimer ... I’m not Catholic, never have been, don’t want to be. I don’t have anything against Catholics, heck, my wife is a former Catholic. My Mother-in-law is Catholic and I go with her to support many of her Church functions (besides they are fun).

but

His statement strikes me as strange.
Most Catholics I talk to consider themselves “devout” not “dedicated”.

So let me ask the Freeper Catholics out there, am I off base here or is this odd?

[agere_contra]

You are right, it’s usually ‘devout’ Catholic.

‘Dedicated catholic’ isn’t wrong, but it’s a little offbase. A wordsmith like Arnie’s speechwriter might have chosen it instead of devout as it sounds more heroic, I guess.

[hunter112]

...am I off base here or is this odd?

It's not the first clumsy thing he's said because English is not his first language...

[Rutles4Ever]

Rule of thumb: If you have to tell someone you’re devout...

[markomalley]

Most Catholics I talk to consider themselves “devout” not “dedicated”.

Most devout Catholics I know do not call themselves devout. Most pious Catholic I know do not call themselves pious. (I don't know any dedicated Catholics, though. Dedicated fathers, yes. Dedicated mothers, yes)

The Catholics I know who describe themselves as devout are usually far from it.

[Jaded]

No, it’s not you. Ahhhh-nold is odd. He needs to re-think his postition.