We are called to be saints. Did the saints abandon ship when they were treated unjustly by bad ecclesiastical authorities?
How does your leaving the distressed Body of Christ, aid the Body?
Even given the fact that Francis has done nothing to help his Church, has he done anything as bad as the first apostles, who with the exception of one, ran like rabbits and weren’t even at the crucifixion? I think everyone still thinks pretty highly of them, even with their failings. Let’s face it, humans are pretty unreliable in general.