Pan,
In principal, I agree with you.  What I think I've seen here so far (and to be fair, I haven't yet gotten through all the posts, is that more people are expressing a lack of trust in the Vatican's ability to do a fair trial of this guy, or to handle the case in a manner that most would find comforting (whether guilty or not.)

THAT, I think, is a clear effect of the breach of trust that if not created, was certainly made immensely larger by the way the church handled the scandal.  

The church MIGHT handle this case well, and in a way where people can say "justice was served."  All too sadly, it will be one of the few times we've actually seen them deliver.  They have far too long a history of protecting their own.