The Catholic Church has a problem: The Popes have been letting the culture dictate what is important.
Prime example: No Pope has acted as though the rampant practice of Communion-for-abortionists is a real problem. JPII was utterly silent about it. BXVI created Wuerl and Burke Cardinals at the same Mass, long after they had publicly squared off on the issue of Communion-for-abortionists. He could not have signaled any more clearly that his past statements about the issue were just pretty words. Bergoglio has some pretty words about the issue in his past, also, but he appoints bishops who have been positively vociferous in support of Communion-for-abortionists—Cupich and McElroy.
Result: Now Communion-for-adulterers and Communion-for-gay-couples are the rule rather than the exception. Every large diocese in the U.S. has one or two or even more very overtly “gay-friendly” parishes, and “Dignity Masses.” If Nancy Pelosi and gay couples receive Communion, by what right are adulterers and fornicators denied Communion? None.
Well argued.