Tag: IdeologicalControl

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.