>> A schism could leave conservatives without churches in most places. <<
That's a maybe.
Let the other religions who are close to us, i.e. the Anglicans, continue to drift left and we tighten up our conservative ways and we might find that whole churches coming to us.
Or maybe I'm dreaming.
Just today, I've seen several disgruntled Anglicans on this forum start talking about swimming the Tiber.
Anyone who was part of our New Pope's fan club may now start selling on E-Bay.
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The libs hold deeds to the actual church properties. If they go they will take the buildings with them. That's my concern.
Even if conservative Catholics choose Rome over AmChurch they won't have anywhere to attend Mass. My sense, especially from reading modern American Catholics on the net, is that most of them will be clueless and follow the diocesan churches.