I am not unhappy to see this.....the Church has, IMO, become corrupted about the same way our country has.........(or maybe I’m just getting old and don’t like to see anything change)
For the record, the RC Church is plainly and firmly, explicitly, sometimes excruciatingly, and quite admirably clear on what is a sin and what isn't. My parish has classes running all the time --- for instance, I'm on the RCIA teaching team for adults preparing for Baptism and Confirmation --- and man I'm telling you, I make sure they "get it".
That being said, Ed Peters (the canon lawyer quoted above) is well aware of the uneven quality of teaching and discipline in the USA's nearly-19,000 Catholic parishes. He, working with Abp Raymond Burke, is making a start --- a start --- in getting a swifter, sharper, better enforcement of Canon Law in the United States.
We can all criticize slackers. But I hope fellow FReepers won't knock the stand-up guys like Peters and Burke guys who are manning up and --- bless them! finally!--- doing the Right Thing.