Finally, we must recognize that there has never been a time in which the Church has not had to carry out its mission in unusual circumstances. For example, the Russian emperor Peter the Great, in the early 1700s, abolished the Patriarchate of Moscow, transforming the administration of the Russian Orthodox Church into a kind of department of State, over which he placed a layperson, the Oberprocurator of the Holy Synod. This was a completely anti-canonical action which placed the Church in a very unusual situation. This situation existed until the time of the Russian Revolution. And yet, despite the radically anti-canonical situation of the Church during this period, great saints emerged, souls continued to be saved, the bloodless sacrifice continued to be offered on altars across the Russian Empire, and a great flourishing of evangelistic missionary work was initiated, extending to China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Kamchatka, and eventually to Alaska in 1794.
Administrative unity is inevitable.
It is something for which we must pray, and pray fervently. I apologize for the length of this observation, and I pray that it will at least provide a different perspective on the ongoing situations we all face and to which we are all committed. May God bless you.