Why not EMHC's

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The number of faithful who "devoutly receive holy communion on a regular basis" will always be necessarily small.

Without a doubt. Mostly nuns and devout old church ladies, with a few over-zealous lay people thrown in for good measure.

Most faithful regularly live in habitual sin and exhibit uncontrite hearts. Most commit sacrilege and eat their own damnation when going to communion.

Maybe today, but I definitely don't think that was the case when the frequent reception of holy Communion was first being supported on a wide scale. I'd say that the early Jesuits' policy on the matter was pretty good.

It was a decision that clearly backfired, as you said. With the benefit of analysing things a posteriori, I'd say it was disastrous.

Doubtless. I think the best thing for the faithful today would be for there to be some sort of requirement of having gone to Confession within a week prior to receiving holy Communion. This would necessarily limit frequent recipients to a handful of folk far more pious than myself.