The catholic church still has a huge societal influence and social power,. In many countries, they own hospital, charities, schools, daycares and provide tons of other important services to their members. So in some place being part of the Church is more than just "praying". Add also the huge number of practicing and cultural catholic who would still see the Church as a reference organization regarding ethic.
That said, people will still have other way to be bigot : We don't hate them for being trans but for having non married sex, is an easy one
This is why top level politician travel with a suite of translator and don’t just speak a common language like English/French/German. There is a lot of nuances in the very specific wording like refuse to rule out or does not excude. However, without having the exact quote in french, and an experienced translator who get these nuance, it ends up lost in translation