Catholics in CNY ARE different than the WNY variety I grew up with, but there are still plenty of churches here which are very heavily former Catholic.
Not all Catholics are Christians. One is not a follower of Christ by default because they belong to a certain denomination. Church membership is NOT the way someone becomes a Christian. It’s a heart thing, not joining an organization thing.
There are Christians in all churches and there are non-Christians in all churches. The only thing that changes is the ratio.
My point was that Catholicism is Christian. Some on this board seem to think it is not.