I can’t speak on the Pope’s personal character, I do not know him.
But the Church is and always has been the hospital of sinners. It created schools, hospitals, orphanages, etc. It was the backbone of western civ.
Having bad actors doesn’t make the Church itself become evil.
As for abuse, it’s not surprising for evil abusers to take refuge within the church because the last place people would look. Same for schools btw, doesn’t make schools and the job of teacher inherently evil now does it? It’s something that needs to be addressed with the sternest punishments so it doesn’t happen anymore.
What do you know about the differences between the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church?
Going purely on the Old Testament misses the point of salvation. You speak of fire and brimstone, did you forget that Jesus Christ is the God of the Old Testament? That it was He who rained fire and Sodom and Gomorrah. And He will become back in glory to judge the living and the dead? The Catholic Church believes that you know. We say it every Sunday.
