Claiming that the Pope is opening up things a bit on condom use is bizarre.
An analogous situation: A man, while drunk, decides to play Russian Roullette rather than shooting himself in the head with a fully loaded revolver. The Pope notes that the person playing Russian Roulette is not as disordered as the man attempting suicide, and the media responds by concluding that the Pope is saying that it is ok to play Russian Roulette in some situations. I can just about fathom how somebody could be dense enough to reach that conclusion, and with the media to intervene, I can understand how many people are misled. That said, do not think that Catholic teaching has been intelligently analyzed
I really believe that many, if not most, Catholics do not fully realize that Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament is God become man.Now without understanding the power from the Blessed Sacrament by Catholics, nothing else down the line would make any sense to them either, and they become poor disciples of Christ. But, good/great Catholics DO (or DID) exist, Cardhu, and you'll find them in the Lives of the Saints, daily-Mass church pews, lines at Confession, in Adoration Chapels, etc. Here are just a few links to great Catholics: