You’ve swallowed the lie that was put out in the 60’s by a FICTION writer!!! Do your homework at the time of the situation.
People who lay negative seeds about the Catholic Church are only hurting themselves.
The abusers and calumniators who plant these seeds are not out to get the truth, to build up, to edify. Their bent is to destroy, to liquidate. Hence, no matter what information you give them, they will not desist but will use these deliberate planted rumors targeted at the Church to further their own ambitions.