congratulations on joining the Church!
actually, since BXVI election, things have gotten much better, but obviously there is still quire a way to go. With more like youself, we are that much better a witness to the world.
also as people including clerics are not perfect, we will have these scandals, hopefully fewer.
Thank you all, I am very happy with my decision to convert and I wouldn’t let something like this issue make me retreat from the Church. I know all churches and religions have dissent, but at least there is a 2,000 year history here to look on for guidance and i love that fact. It is the best decision I have ever made and I am excited every day and spend a lot of time reading about the traditions and doctors and saints, etc. It’s like peeling away layers of an onion. I only wish I had done it years ago. (BTW - my saint is St. Gertrude the Great, but I also love St. Teresa of Avila.)