Will it continue to function the way Christ intended it to?  Because as it is now, is not the way Christ intended.  He intended for his priests and bishops to follow him, teach from the Gospel,
not have them thinking they are Christ and can say and do what ever fits their style.  I believe we the sheep would function just fine without many of the hierarchy that we are dealing with now in our church.  As Bishop Fulton Sheen said "There will come a time when the laity must take back their church".  The time has come.