For all of my adult Catholic life I’ve heard a general complaint that in the past several decades the Church in the US has had a “failure of catechesis.” Often this is demonstrated by pointing to low Mass attendance, surveys about what Catholics believe about the Eucharist, and data showing that Catholics, by-and-large, don’t follow the Church’s sexual teachings significantly more than the general population does.
Thanks for this Paul - this is so true and aligns with my own experience.