Here are the consequential realities, Cardinals.

The average person doesn't believe in the God that you profess.
The average Catholic doesn't go to weekly Mass
The average Catholic hasn't been to confession in more than a year. 
The average person in the US spends more than they make.
The  average person no longer works 40 hours a week, and thinks their country owes them a living, health care, housing, spending money. 

The average person divorces and doesn't recognize the expression "love is heroic self-gift". 

The average person is fat, thinks about themselves or food nearly constantly, and complains a lot in their head.