This is a subject into which I’m going to poke my Protestant nose, which may be a symptom of my own sin of arrogance, but there it is.
Pope Francis insists that communion is a gift to all of us, not a prize for the perfect. He also says,
What must the pastor do? Be a pastor; don’t go condemning. Be a pastor, because he is a pastor also for the excommunicated.
He’s right, too, as far as he goes.
He also emphasizes
Whoever has an abortion kills. It is a human life. This human life must be respected—this principle is so clear.