The Holy Spirit speaks to everyone - man or woman, adult or child, any color, any faith.  Our mistake is in thinking that only the magisterium can hear Her, understand Her, and make known what She brings into the world.  There is much we can learn about God's presence through how people of other faiths have listened.  

The Spirit of Catholicism is open to discernment, to listening.  The problem with the surprises of the Spirit is that old fuddy-duddies only listen to what they want to hear and many are not open to the Surprises of the Spirit.  I think many Catholics do understand that - which is why majorities of Catholics in many nations do things like vote for gay marriage or ignore what the fuddy-duddies say on a number of issues.  

They are still Catholics, just discerning, listening Catholics.