It's interesting that you see the relationship between a Catholic and his/her church as analogous to that between a corporation and their "users".
While believers in 'ethical consumption' would say that the moral principles of producers certainly should be a concern for consumers, not everybody agrees. But when choosing a religious creed, the behaviour of the founders and keepers of the faith is surely of paramount importance.
Can you really say that issues of child abuse are not interesting to Catholic followers, because they "just use the product"?
While believers in 'ethical consumption' would say that the moral principles of producers certainly should be a concern for consumers, not everybody agrees. But when choosing a religious creed, the behaviour of the founders and keepers of the faith is surely of paramount importance.
Can you really say that issues of child abuse are not interesting to Catholic followers, because they "just use the product"?