Would non-Catholics, non-Christians, Atheists -- would they be better off without the Catholic Church?

Even some who express profound difficulties with Her would say not:

"For all the difficulties Jews have with the churches --- and they are profound and possibly insoluble ---- if Christianity were to disappear from Britain and Europe, the basis of western civilisation would crumble, and our precious liberties and toleration would vanish with it.

Indeed, they are already diminishing under the current onslaught upon Christianity from illiberal and intolerant secular fanatics."