PERVERT ALERT!!! PERVERT ALERT!!!
Those are pretty wide ranging charges Quandary. Most of your charges can be dealt with by simply stating the Scripture itself is filled with contradictions, parables, visions, vagueries.. which is why a Church with an established hierarchy is needed to to provide a consistent interpretation of it as well as articulating the ongoing revelation of the Holy Spirit.
But it is the charges of pederasty in the priesthood that have caused it the most pain in the last few decades. Virtually all of the charges of pedophilia in the Church come from one source.. homosexuality in the priesthood. Some estimates have the representation of homosexuals in the priesthood at 30%, although it likely about half that in terms of actual practice, of those who have no respect for their vows of celibacy.
Of these it is estimated that fully 1/3 have used their positions to prey on children, almost all of them boys and young men. There are homosexual cliques within the priesthood who openly recruit other homosexuals, and control seminaries where an intense homoerotic atmosphere has been fostered, completely undermining the essential process of priestly formation.
It is important to note the source of this is not celibacy, which has existed in the Church from its earliest and apostolic period. The problem is specifically the character of homosexuality, which is a product of stunted emotional and sexual maturity, unresolved infantile fixations, self idolatry and inability to develop adult cooperative human relationships..and resulted in these self absorbed damaged psyches seeking shelter in the institution of the Church.
The modernization of the Church, with its loss of tradition and mystery, led to a huge decline in vocations and an outflow of priests, starting in the 1960s.. which then led seminaries to compromise on its requirements for psychological and sexual maturity in prospective priests.. and led directly to the current problems.
The Church has tried to establish clear criteria, including forbidding anyone with even an inclination to homsexuality from the admission to the priesthood as a response to the crisis. But the established cliques have done everything to sabotage this, and protect pedophiles. The Church has perhaps 5% - 15% individuals who are outright frauds, predators.. or people with deep seated psychological damage and dependencies.
Part of the solution will be abandonning the modernizing, secularizing... and Protestanizing.. elements of Vatican 2, or specifically the 'Spirit of Vatican 2" under which aegis this abomination has been perpetrated on the Church. But that'll take a long time, and it'll never be perfect.
The worst thing would be to abandon the celibate priesthood, from which the integrity, reason and religiosity of the Church, unique amongst Christian Churches, is derived. It's closest facsimile has been the Orthodox Churches, which allows marriage under tightly controlled conditions (married prior to taking vows, no divorce).. for pastors, not bishops or members of the Magisterium (bishops, patriachs, curia).. but it has nothing like the intellectual , theological heritage or depth of Catholicism, much of which are derived from celibacy.. and true divine ordination.
B16 has declared a year of revitalizing the priesthood next year, which even he acknowledges has been flooded with 'filth' (his words), and has lost its appeal to many of those with real callings
