Raymond Arroyo isn't the only prominent Catholic raising the possibility that the church is in a state of schism with itself: Ross Douthat infamously did the same thing on the pages of the New York Times after the publication of "Amoris Laetitia." Of course, Old Catholics believe the church has been in a state of schism ever since Pius IX promulgated the doctrine of papal infallibility during Vatican I in 1869-70. Still, bringing up the "S" word when your side is no longer ascendant seems more than a little pouty, childish, hysterical, and ultimately, unhelpful.