The perception the Media give is that the Church sanctioned the activities of a few, and that those activities are widespread and extensive, without the perspective of comparison to other entities out there. This plays upon the emotions of those who justly attack the evil acts with vigor, but who are convinced by the bias of media coverage to attack the institution as well, even though the acts are grossly in violation of Church doctrine.
The rest of the non Catholic world doesn't believe you...
When your popes, cardinals, bishops and priests start aiding law inforcement agencies to prosecute these criminals instead of hiding and shuffling them around to commit more heinous crimes, we then may take what you say seriously...
The rest of the non Catholic world doesn't believe you...
That would tend to support the above statement.