My gut reaction to a large number of the anti-Catholic replies are made by posters who were once Catholic, but over time and all the coverage of homosexuality within the Church, they left and have a feeling of being lied to in their youth by a number of hypocritical spiritual leaders. I state this because I encountered such behavior while in Catholic High School in N.Y. Over the years I have tried to reestablish my Catholic faith, only to have another scandal unearthed. I have no idea why Pope Benedict chose to step down, but I accept it. There is no possible way for me to understand his decision so I will accept it on faith in God and Christianity.
Consider that the scandals are the devil's tools to undermine the faith. It is very hard to find a case of priestly molestation that occurred since 2000. Sure, the case has come to a head since then but the offense typically occurred decades ago. We can certainly agree that the bishops screwed up the messaging and the leadership on the issue... but they did do something right in dealing with the problem. That isn't true in other areas of society (public schools, politicians, UN missions, et al).
I recommend Scott Hahn as an author for rebuilding your faith. A good place to start is "Reasons to Believe." May God bless you.