Totally true! And I'll go even further, the corruption and abuse by Christians in general speaks volumes about Christians in general. Know what it says? It says we need a Saviour! The people who make up the Catholic Church are sinners and particularly rotten sinners at that! Our hierarchy is culled, it seems at times, from the Crème de la Crème of those sinners. If you judge the Catholic Church harshly because we're a bunch of lousy sinners how can you not judge all of Christendom thusly?
Don't fall for the perfect people trap, it's exactly what the enemy wants.
Again, I will not discuss matters of doctrine as that’s between you and your maker
Please rethink this, an understanding of doctrine and the theology that underlies those doctrines and dogmas are the only legitimate reason to accept reject a religion, not the misbehavior of it's admittedly imperfect members.
Brother, I think you “get it”.
Thank you for the refreshing post.