"At times we have proposed a far too abstract and almost artificial theological ideal of xxxx, far removed from the concrete situations and practical possibilities of real xxxx. This excessive idealization, especially when we have failed to inspire trust on God's grace, has not helped to make xxxx more desirable and attractive, but quite the opposite."

Take this statement by Pope Francis, and insert just about any of those "far to abstract and almost artificial theological ideal "-   and you have the dilemma of many who truly want to live their faith but in application find it impossible... consider the recent discussion on funerals for example when the decisions are being made by exhausted care givers multiplied by 5 funerals in 6 months. This from Pope Francis as he addressed students and staff, isn't heard as an acceptance of failure, I heard it as a enlargement of the heart to embrace poverty of spirit and accept God's grace to persevere.