"John Lennon is dead," you say.  That statement --- supposedly the minor premise of an argument --- is supposed to lead us to a reasoned conclusion.  But let's examine whether that argument can make any sense at all.  What's the major premise?  "It is foolish to attribute a group's errant moral philosophy to a man who is dead"?  Or could it be:  "Once a man is dead, he has no followers"?  How about, "A man's philosophical thoughts influence others only so long as he is alive"?  All these say essentially the same thing.  All these iterations of your main premise are nonsense.  One needn't live under a bushel basket to see that many so-called Catholics who live by John Lennon's anthem to nihilism and anti-religionism.  You say non-traditional Caholics put traditional Catholics to shame.  The only thing that can put traditional Catholics to shame is their own sin, and we are constantly aware of our sin and shame.  Many non-traditional Catholics don't even acknowledge the concept of sin.