Ah...he wants Catholics to become a “seeker church”. From what I’ve seen, it seems to result in the Christians becoming more worldly rather than the non-Christians to repent. After all, if you tell them they are OK already, what do they need to repent from?
When we see openly gay people receive communion, we’ll be pretty sure they have not been absolved of their sins via confession. That could have an influence on sinners of other varieties. If fewer people go to confession, will the nature of the clergy change? I sure hope the Pope knows how he is being perceived by his flock through the media narrative. Did you ever here Pope Francis tell the story about how he stole a rosary from a dead priest’s coffin? I’ve been thinking about that again recently.