The bigger picture though is that these heretical and evil teachings by these "priests" have infected not only those sheep already so inclined, but masses of otherwise striving-to-be-holy sheep who are accepting them as "gospel."
Few people simply don't know any better! What surprises me, are the elderly who SHOULD know Truth. 'Tis a dark, dark veil that prevents most people from seeing the evil for what it is.
"If everyone is doing it..."
No one is fooled that does not want to be fooled. Anyone sincerely seeking truth will find it by the Grace of God. Some Catholics are on the road to truth and some are walking away from truth, yet both could be in the same position at the time.
No one is lost without knowing it, and no one is deceived without wanting to be. (St. Teresa of Avila)
Once one understands that scarcely anyone is saved, everything will fall into place.
Among adults there are few saved because of the sins of the flesh....With exception of those who die in childhood, most men will be damned. (St. Remigius of Rheims)
Death bed conversions, repentance, there are hardly any: Out of 100,000 sinners who continue in sin until death, scarcely ONE will be saved. (St. Jerome)
Shall we all be saved? Shall we go to heaven? Alas, my children we do not know at all! But I tremble when I see so many souls lost these days. See, they fall into Hell as leaves fall from the trees at the approach of winter. (St. John Vianney)