By Francis X. Maier, The Catholic Thing - Humpty Dumpty owns the trademark to the word “devout.” Anyone familiar with fairytales will remember Humpty Dumpty. Who could forget.. his searing political acumen? “When I say a word, it means exactly what I say it means, neither more nor less.” Devout™ Catholics, it turns out, can say and do pretty much whatever they want while remaining safely Devout™, as long as they’re true to their feelings and really, really sincere about it.