The Catholic Church is rapidly losing relevance as it continues to talk, talk, talk about contraception as a defining moral issue of our time.  The vast majority of Americans including Catholics do not believe this to be the case. In fact, most Catholics ignore the Church's teaching in this matter because they find it to be simply  absurd and detached from the reality of their lives. For many this is a defining moment that moves them to stop practicing the faith.      

 The Church has been in a demographic  free fall for decades among white Catholics. A stunning 40 percent of those who were  raised Catholic leave the Church.