Here's my take on it:
God is allowing the crisis in the Church (and the whole world) for two reasons. For punishment, and to draw people closer to Him. Eventually, God will not be able to handle the sin in the world any longer and will send a chastizement. He will show everyone their soul one year before it happens, then will give a warning right before the chastizement. Then the three days of darkness will come, and afterwards there will be peace until sin starts spreading throughout the world again and then the anti-Christ will come.