As a mother of young impressionable children I would not want a divorced catholic who was in an adulterous relationship teaching my children that that was OK. Breaking a solemn vow taken during the reception of a sacrament is not something I want my kids to view as an acceptable thing to do.
The problem is as follows. A sin that we continue to commit and are unrepentant for is not forgiven or absolved. It is not possible to live in a state of grace while willfully disobeying God. What the Pope is attempting to do is to rewrite the 10 commandments because someone finds them offensive, because he is worried about empty pews. The bible is very clear that there are many who will not enter into God’s kingdom because of their prideful insistence to live a life of sin that does not follow God’s laws. In John’s gospel, Jesus says to the woman at the well, “go and sin no more” This is absolutely not the same as saying, you know what your right adultery is not a big deal and I wouldn’t want you to feel bad about yourself.
As far as the reception of communion goes... Catholics believe that it puts a person’s immortal soul in danger of damnation if a person willingly consumes the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin. Adultery is a mortal sin. Priests do not consider withholding communion from people out of some kind of punishment or to make those who do receive feel more righteous than others. Denial of communion to a person who lives in mortal sin, is done out of care and concern for the person who is receiving the sacrament while not in a state of grace. So the question is, Why is Francis asking his priests to give the Eucharist to people to whom it may cause eternal suffering?
.....Yet strange enough, we have politicos who by their support for abortion, have NO problem waltzing down to recieve Jesus in Holy Communion which is so very wrong, yet some bishops let them walk.
They should send you to Part 2 of that Synod, to enlighten some of those confused bishops and other Church leaders. :-)