Keep in mind that the Apostolic Signatura (Catholic equiv. of the Supreme Court) ruled that abortion-supporters should not receive Communion or any other ecclesial munus (service) including a Catholic Funeral, until they repent. Although Card. Burke was dropped from his position on the Signatura by Pope Francis, this ruling has never been rescinded, nor the legislation on which it was based (Canon Law 915).
Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden were publicly told not to come forward to receive; I don't know how many may have been told privately.
We should preach and teach these principles; we should also atone for these sins. I say the Prayer of Atonement for the Sins of Priests every night. Not because I'm good but because I'm complicit.
As you rightly said, above, this all is the horrendous result of the failure of the Roman Catholic Church to uphold and to teach the foundational doctrines of the Christian faith. Some pope (was it Pius IX?) said all the errors of the modern world are caused by Catholics not living and acting like Catholics.
The non-teaching and non-enforcement of our Catholic Canons is a deadly scandal in the exact and classic meaning of the word: it causes more people to fall into sin. This dereliction of duty would not be helped one iota by our dereliction from the Church.
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>>Some pope (was it Pius IX?) said all the errors of the modern world are caused by Catholics not living and acting like Catholics.<<
As I Understand your comments, it appears that we are basically in agreement regarding the issues under discussion. I will try to identify the pope who made the statement you’ve referred to, because it supports the essence of my comment to which you first responded.