With the election situation, it certainly doesn’t seem the Church is dying in terms of power.

For it to survive as a viable institution for the good of humanity, not its destruction, it needs to evolve as your described.

But often it’s best to throw it all out and start fresh.

Another example is the school system. It’s hopelessly broken and probably cannot be fixed. But you gotta send your kids to school for all kinds of reasons. Thus you must supplement kids education.