What if the Roman Empire never collapsed? This thesis argues the Roman Catholic Church is the functional successor to Rome, having executed history’s greatest strategic pivot: moving imperial power from a fragile army to an impervious ideology. By monopolizing knowledge and creating an unassailable "spiritual empire," the Papacy maintains global dominion with a billion-strong, zero-cost proxy force. The final stroke of genius? Perfecting the role of the indispensable middleman, ensuring its authority by keeping the Kingdom of God permanently located in the future.
This Independence Day critique analyzes the classic film as a prophetic social commentary on the Uber wealthy, capitalism, and planetary resource extraction.
