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In other words, rather than teach the fullness of the Catholic faith, we should drop large chunks of it until it is approved by the world and everyone is happy.

Actually thats not what he is saying. He is calling for greater teaching of the Catholic faith so that people don't leave the Church over perceived but not real errors. He is saying that large parishes need to have small groups (prayer, bible study, etc) so that people have sense of belonging to the Church and connectedness to Christ that is one of the major pulls of Pentecostalism.

... Many haven't been taught enough about their own faith to respond to the criticisms that Pentecostals may confront them with...

Better faith formation is needed "to enable Catholics to respond to this propaganda ... in particular, for less educated and poor Catholics," he said...

"Unfortunately parishes in some parts of he so-called Third World are often so large that our faithful do not feel at home, and many often feel abandoned and neglected," he said. He urged parishes to start small prayer groups, youth groups and Bible studies where people can form a close spiritual community.