I dunno.
There began 1 church.
At the time of the Great Schism it could be argued there were as many as 4-6. That was within 1000 years of Christ.
At which point the West has gone from 1 church into 20,000+.
To be sure Satan is leaping for joy at this.
He must laugh ecstatically when he sees churches professing to be the church Christ established but advocating women preaching in church, abortion to 'help the poor', blessing gay marriages, ordaining gay church leaders...
In 1250 Christians were crusading against other Christians. Murdering them, stealing from them, raping nuns.
By the Reformation Christians were murdering Christians for baptising children.
Today 'Christians' work hard to steal other professed Christians into churches that condone abortion, gay marriage, hay lifestyles, and every manner of sin which Christ spoke against.
I fail to see that as a sign that things are 'getting better'.
"At which point the West has gone from 1 church into 20,000+."
Kind of reminds you of the early church rather than Babel;
Acts 2:6-11, "Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God."
Genesis 11:6, "And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do."
However, the Great Scism was based on primarily one, albeit major, point of contention -- the primacy of the Pope. The Orthodox did not change the mass or seek to alter scripture in any way. In contrast, the Reformation not only abandoned many major doctrines, they invented new ones.
Good points. And it's not 20,000+ (add anoyther 10,000+ at least). "True faith," undergoing self-destruction!