Well how many total students go to 8-12 in the USA? It has to be a lot. And how many years?
Plus, shit happens. Did the schools cover it up? Transfer the teachers to other schools rather than fire them? Actually, that has happened and yes I'm outraged. Probably the unions protected the teacher, there wasn't enough evidence to charge them, so they just let them go. Then that teacher got another job somewhere else. No, I don't like it.
But we're talking about a church. One where people go for spiritual guidance. To think the leaders of the church are doing bad things. I would never join that group. And many catholics left because of it.
To me, this is just more confirmation that the entire story is made up. I was sure before, this just confirms it. Or it's just another confirmation of many that religion is bullshit.
We understand why you believe. You want to go to heaven. It's because you WANT to believe not because it's believable.