The Church needs to reform with vigor. But here's something you shouldn't miss: it always has needed to do so. Francis didn't invent this situation-- or any other situation involving clerical abuse, of which there have been myriad over the years.
And I don't believe the narrative that the abuses were caused by homosexual orientation in the clergy. I do not deny that there were abuses-- horrible abuses-- and that many were of a homosexual nature. But I think you miss the point that has been made several times in this thread: there is no evidence that priests, overall, committed statistically more abuse than the general population. There is evidence (not even evidence... it is widely known) that a higher percentage of Catholic priests are homosexual in orientation that the general population, but the vast majority of these priests did not abuse anyone-- and presumably maintained their vows of celibacy just as often as heterosexual priests.
I believe that the abuses that have been recently uncovered, and abuses like it, have been part of church history for centuries. Look at the situation in Ireland where thousands of infants were forcibly removed from unwed mothers by convent schools and their mothers were told it would be a grave mortal sin to try to contact their children. That is a scandal every bit as outrageous to the people of Ireland as an other, and it has absolutely nothing to do with homosexuality.
I understand the desire for purification. But no human organization is ever going to be truly pure-- if such a thing were possible we would have no need for a Savior.
"Woe to the world because of scandals. For it must needs be that scandals come: but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal cometh." Mt 18:7
There is no excuse for any sort of institutional cover up. None. If it turns out that Francis is unwilling to be open and forthcoming in the wake of scandals, I would support his decision to resign (if it comes to that).
In terms of his ecclesiastical work on "irregular situations," we are not going to see eye to eye. I understand your point. I have also know children driven from the Church and declared bastards because their parents divorced... To take a teenager, Catholic from birth, whose parents have divorced (due to a mother fleeing physical abuse, btw), declare her a bastard, and tell her she is unwelcome to the communion rail until she has retaken all her sacraments is abuse. This is precisely the type of situation Francis refers to when he says pastors must not be too "pharisaical." And don't tell me it's not a real thing, because I've seen it, and I've seen vulnerable, wounded people driven from the Church when they needed Her most. That is also abuse.
Why all the strawmen? I never said Francis invented it. Quite the contrary if you read my post. I also never said that homosexual orientation caused the abuses (although many of the convicted and accused pedophiles were active homsexuals and were protected by others homosexuals). I never said that the homosexuals were in the majority of the priesthood. I also never said the priesthood had a higher rate of pedophiles than other professions. I've been on the record to say public school teachers are a bigger threat than priests. Finally I never said this was a new phenomenon.
It appears to me that while being a orthodox Catholic you have these soft spots for those who seem by all accounts "good people" but wallow in sin. Active homsexuals and adulterers. While I have compassion for them. Same sex attraction I'm sure is a terrible cross to bear. As is being divorced. But I have to go with the dogmatic teachings of the church. If the marriage can't be nullified any subsequent marriage is false. They are in a state of mortal sin. Also active homosexual relations is also sinful. But compassion doesn't mean allowing them to sin and continue that path. You don't take care of the sick by giving them poison. By coddling the sinful that is what you are doing.
I also have never ever heard of a child born of a legitimate marriage being called a bastard that is BS. It not even within cannon law.
Finally I'm glad you would see him face justice and resign if guilty. But why won't you actually respond to my documented facts. He clearly has favored homosexuals and heterodox priests.