[Conservative til I die]

Well, I don't happen to think that the vast majority of Catholics who attend Mass every week are mortal sinners.
Catholics should certainly avail themselves of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, but it's highly doubtful that 20 million church-going Catholics are in a state of eternal enmity with God.

And apparently you don't see any problems with people receiving Communion without Confession. I guess sin is whatever you think it is.

I for one, don't buy the idea that when I go to Mass and literally *everyone* receives Communion, that they're all eligible to.

[sinkspur]

I for one, don't buy the idea that when I go to Mass and literally *everyone* receives Communion, that they're all eligible to.

What are you gonna do about it, short of making everyone sign an affidavit that they've been to confession within a time that you deem appropriate?

There is a lot of catechesis that needs to take place about the Sacrament of Reconciliation, but threats and brow beating are not going to bring one single soul back to the sacrament.