Because Pope Benedict XVI is 78 years old, don't you think the liberal CINO's would try to wait it out to continue their crusade for destruction from within?
I don't know. With modern medicine and Ratzinger's seeming good health he could live a good 15 years or so.
The AmChurch libs are getting old. This is their last hurrah. The danger is they control church property in America. A schism could leave conservatives without churches in most places.
You have to take into account the bishops who would remain loyal to Rome. In California I would guess two: Weigand and Vigneron. Vigneron is a conservative in liberal hell. He already has no control in his diocese. Outside CA you have Chaput, Burke, Bruskewitz, Dolan, the one in Arizona and probably a few others who would remain loyal to Rome. They aren't the majority by any means.