The problem in the church runs so much deeper than one errant pedophile priest, or for that matter one or more popes (including our current one) who simply don't have the stomach to truly change the church.

At  it's core, the way church leadership has handled this mess has made this all about the very nature of the church itself.  Pedophilia could just as well be any number of grievous sins, and save for one particular class of sins, it wouldn't really matter.  That one the MIGHT make a difference is that class of sins related to money and financing in the church.  Scandals in THAT area bring about changes, and usually pretty quickly.  All others rarely drive change.  The question is why, and the answer is obvious.

To address the question property requires a serious look at the nature of the church itself: it's structure, what it stands for, and what it wants to be. Battle lines are drawn.  The very thought of addressing these questions is anathema to conservatives and bishops.