As for the church, the church is made up of people who come together to pray, to learn and to grow and do good deeds.
The people are the church. Any bad apple needs to be weeded out for it hurts the good people of a clean heart and mind.
It can only do the church good to rid itself of this slime. No bad will come from doing the right thing. People are upset because the wrong thing was done over and over and the good people have lost trust.
The good people now need to speak up and say ENOUGH.