Jesus said a lot of things, but we have the traditions and catechism of the One True Church, and canon law to guide us now and they teach that the Church must be protected from Scandal.  Hence, the actions of our courageous Bishops, who suffered so much as a result of the scandal, although their selfless devotion to the Church was at least recognized when the Holy Father  lauded them for their courage.  And we must not forget, the greatest of them all, Pope Saint JPII, tirelessly worked to protect clergy, all because in his exalted state he realized that a few, or many, children harmed, a few, or many, lives ruined, were a sacrifice worth making to Protect the Institution.  Surely a Saint would not have aided and abetted child abuse unless it was moral and right, albeit on a level that we cannot understand.  The only alternative would be to conclude that the bishops and pope were morally corrupt and devoid of basic human decency.  Surely that cannot be the case!