It's not bashing to say that child-rapists and those who enable them should be punished, no matter what type of collar they wear.
However, when you are talking about an institution such as a church, those in power are not the ones being punished. The vast majority of monies raised by any church comes from its members. In this case, if property is given in a settlement those very members suffer.
The members of the US Catholic family are innocent of the crimes committed yet are now the ones potentially punished if the very places they gather for mass are taken away.