Priot to AL it was considered in Malta to be a mortal sin to receive Communion whilst living in an adulterous.relationship as it always had been taught throughout the Universal Church. After AL Msgr Scicluna and his auxiliary said that from now on any divorced and remarried couple who considered themselves worthy could receive the Sacrament.
Although this was a complete reversal of the previous doctrine Msgr Scicluna somehow referred to it as an hermeneutic in continuity. MSW doesn't tell us whether anyone called him out on that.