Going to Mass now is an honor. The fact that some bigots may be getting their jollies with each sordid revelation only takes them further away from true faith. What we believe has not changed, even though some of our nominal leaders have not lived up to standards one would normally expect. Most Catholics have remained faithful and despise these perverse crimes as well as the coverups making the headlines. Catholicism proper has nothing to do with the homosexual agenda which made these terrible things happen.
I am energized to pray more fervently. I am finding each daily Mass a greater gift from Jesus than the one previous. I want to know the Catechism inside out. But even more than that -- I feel I need to memorize the four Gospels. If we move into a time that is much more anti-Catholic and indeed anti-Christian -- I may need to know them by heart.