Applying to Catholic or other religious schools

[Agnostic]

Has anyone who is atheist or agnostic applied to religious schools with any luck? I'm not talking about the most conservative religious schools, but maybe those who don't ask for a statement about contributing to their mission or which do not seem to be super conservative (and thus perhaps more open to non-religious people), such as Jesuits. If you apply to those asking applicants to mention their contribution to the mission in the letter, what do you say, and has that ever worked at least to get an interview? I feel like it might be a waste of time sometimes. I went to a Catholic college without being religious and I know I can be in a school like that, but I won't do anything religious. I could contribute to other parts of the mission, of course, some of them related to their religious values, like search for truth, leadership, etc.

Also, can people mention schools where they know (in their department or others) that non-religious people are hired and can feel comfortable?

I'd appreciate your thoughts.

[runner]

what matters is - as they almost always say - whether you can meaningfully and substantively get behind their mission. those missions typically include social justice, education, knowledge, community care & service, etc - things that sociologists can typically get behind. catholic alma mater helps a ton. make sure you understand the type of catholic the school is - jesuit =/= benedictine =/= diocesan etc.

[thanks]

Thank you, Runner. Good points. Kind of what i thought, but good to hear from someone else.