Perhaps, Tri, the upshot of a failure to work in the implementation of Vat II is "schism, strife, dissent, factions, polemics, ..."  

In other words, maybe all this was going to occur with or without implementing Vat II.  Being female, I really do want to see a lot of change in how the church considers issues that affect families and women.  Women work now, have careers now, get advanced degrees now, participate in decision making, have growing influence in politics.  And yet, the Church sidelines women.  I think we have also learned a great deal more about humans, creation, evolution - and we need to deal with non-heterosexuals as equally beautiful creations of God 

What I do believe is the process of change is messy and we are in the process of change.  If the church does not change it will fade into a cult like sect, not the tool of evangelization that is their charge from God Himself.  Whatever you may think about how things have changed, they have changed.  The past is gone.