Sir, here is what I know:

The Catholic Church has a Faith that those who are Catholic are expected to believe.  Whether that means I cannot "see beyond the rims of my reading glasses" etc, is beside the point.  

I grant there are teachings of the Church I don't like, and perhaps even privately disagree with.  Who doesn't? Also, conservatives can actually be worse than liberals in terms of their own dissidence.  At least liberals come right out and are dissident.  They don't put on the "I am more Roman than Rome, more Catholic than the pope" bit.  

I like to say that conservatives are obediently disobedient.  They will kiss the hands of priests, veil their heads at Mass, etc, but as soon as the priest does or says something they disagree with---down with the priest--let's run him out of town! 

Thing is---in my disagreements with the Church, I recognize that I am the problem, not the Church.  Dissidents think the Church is the problem.