Is there a place for religion in modern society?

In my honest opinion, i do not think there is a place for religion is the society of today. There are a number of reasons why i am of this opinion. 

Firstly, i think that a lot less people go to mass now, especially people that are my age. On the contrary, many more older people do go, and each week without fail in some cases. However, overall there has been a decline i would imagine as religion just is not something some people are deeply into. The majority of people in this world believe in God though and yet not all of these consider religion to be of great importance in this modern society. 

A big issue that may have helped in the decline of mass-goers may be the whole thing surrounding the scandal with the priests and what went on in this country in regards to sex abuse towards children. Many people were disgusted with this and lost trust in the priesthood. Okay, thats a fair reason but why would you decide to turn your back on religion when it is not about priests, but in fact, about the God above. There is no need to begin to not believe in God over what went in among these priests, at least this is my opinion.

So to say it again clearly, i really believe that people nowadays do not see religion as having as having a place in modern society and i feel that this is a sad thing and that without faith, how can we feel safe and feel that we are being guided through all we do each and every day?