As a non church going Catholic I see the faith of my father going down the drain. The priests are more secular than ever. No matter what the Pope says they are doing what they well please. Here in the town where I live the priest doesn’t say anything when the two homosexuals, who sit down in front, kiss each other during the handshake of peace. In another town when the congresswoman won the election, the parish priest congratulated her in church and posted a congratulatory letter in the vestry. She’s pro abortion, even partial birth abortion. I’ll be damned if I let a socialist priest on my property and I will stay off his property. Damn them.
I am sympathetic for your bad experiences - we have all had them. But the Faith of your father is alive and well. If you are in a bad parish, vote with your feet until you find a good one. There are some great, holy priests out there - and they are bringing many re-verts back home to the sacraments. Don’t walk away! If you do, the bad guys win. Take back your father’s Church!