Trid, that's an interesting position to take. It implies that somehow, you think that Paul VI knew what God wanted, and that knowledge was so strong that he felt confident in overriding the counsel of the laity.  So can we assume that to mean that you believe that popes have some kind of connection to God for such knowledge? 

Here's why I ask: should we therefore assume that the way JPII, Benedict, and now Francis have handled the scandal is consistent with what God wants, and thus God wants priests to be protected, and Bishops to not be held accountable?

If the answer is that Popes don't have such knowledge (no matter how it might be obtained), then it would seem that Paul VI may have in fact, made an error. But if they DO, it might suggest that God believes priests and bishops should be protected from the consequences of the sexual abuse of children.  

There are quite a number of implications to this, especially as to the relationship between clergy and the laity, are there not?