AHC/PC: 20th/late 19th century Catholic schism

[NKVD]

I'm wondering if it's even remotely plausible for the Roman Catholic Church to schism in the 20th or late 19th century, and what could drive such a schism. It's a silly idea I'm considering for the timeline I'm sort of working on.

 

[Ian_W]

I'm wondering if it's even remotely plausible for the Roman Catholic Church to schism in the 20th or late 19th century, and what could drive such a schism. It's a silly idea I'm considering for the timeline I'm sort of working on.

It did.

Look up "antipope vatican II".

If Opus Dei actually walk out, then it's a bigger schism.

 

[Thon Taddeo]

I'm wondering if it's even remotely plausible for the Roman Catholic Church to schism in the 20th or late 19th century, and what could drive such a schism. It's a silly idea I'm considering for the timeline I'm sort of working on.

This is OTL.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Catholic_Church

 

[NKVD]

It did.

Look up "antipope vatican II".

If Opus Dei actually walk out, then it's a bigger schism.

This is OTL.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Catholic_Church

I meant a major schism, not a few conclavists or what have you.

 

[Mike Stearns]

I meant a major schism, not a few conclavists or what have you.

The Pope calls for the ordination of women. That would be a theological earthquake in the Catholic Church.

 

[Ian_W]

I meant a major schism, not a few conclavists or what have you.

Then have all of Opes Dei actually walk, as opposed to stay in and try to get an anti-Vatican II pope elected *cough JP2 cough*.

There's certainly enough ... feeling ... about Vatican 2.