Catholics are losing more people because they have more people [registered Catholics] to loose.  

Secondly, Catholics, thanks to the policies of JP II and Benedict have/had LESS opportunities to HAVE A SAY in their church.  Canon law requires every parish to have a financial committee.  But pastoral councils [as opposed to parish councils concerned with festivals, dinners, broken boilers and the physical condition of the church] have been 'tabled' in many parishes, since the year 2000.

Pastoral councils were broken down to different committees which dealt with liturgy, evangelization, hospitality, stewardship, faith formation, prayer life, service opportunities, communication tools, finances, and committed discipleship issues.  The pastoral council encouraged people to use their talents within the parish, more than the ability to shake the head 'yes' when the pastor wanted an affirmative decision and then, to shake the head 'no' when the pastor wanted a negative response.