Appreciate the concern OP, but the Church established by Jesus Christ will survive. It is hard as a Catholic to see loved ones question or even leave the faith and cite the priest abuse scandals as a major reason. The Catholic Church does not believe that anyone is sinless including the Pope. The only things that we believe are perfect about the Church are the sacraments and Church teaching on faith and morals. It was the Catholic Church that chose the Gospels and books of the New Testament by the authority that Jesus gave Peter when he handed him the keys to the Kingdom, and of course with the help of the Holy Spirit. The Church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum of saints, though it has produced countless saints. The Church leads you down the path to Heaven. By the way both my parents’ families are Catholic, I was raised Catholic, I went to Catholic school until college, and I was an altar server. I’m about as Catholic as it gets. And I think my life has been as close to Heaven as this life gets. Catholicism is not as rigid as outsiders think. We’re normal, good, loving people for the most part. I thank God every day for blessing me with the life Ive had. I thank God that my parents, educators, and other role models brought me up right and taught me what the path to true happiness and fulfillment is. Mainstream American culture is way off. There’s a reason nobody gets married young these days. They don’t know how to build a real, holy relationship. I’m 26 btw. Raised in Eugene, Oregon, live in Portland.