“Incidentally many Catholics do this when they feel they are not in a state of grace to receive”.
If I am not in a state of grace I never go up for communion and that includes for a blessing, which to me is outrageous for an adult Catholic. I know when I’m not in a state of grace. I just wish some of my fellow Catholics knew the same thing. But I am not responsible for the state of their souls. They are.
I do not find it outrageous to receive a blessing from a priest when not in a sufficient state to receive communion. Christ blessed sinners all the time. That being said the sacrament of reconciliation is seriously underutilized.