Did the Roman political empire fall and reemerge as the most powerful religious empire ever conceived?

Question

Many people have thrown the "fall of Rome at me". That is a joke. As far as the power of Christianity exists I will cite you this thought.
Whenever any congress of any government opens they say a prayer to God. Especially in a dominate Christian country.
Have you heard the Pope or any priest say the Pledge of Alligience" before Mass.
Have your seen a politician say a prayer before Congress. Or is it a Christian representative?

Answer 1

Yes,

Rome fell apart for many reasons, so lets stay away from that. One of the reasons it lasted so long in the first place was its bureaucracy. Towards the end those institutions were dominated by Christian leadership. The bureaucracy of the Roman Empire transitioned directly into the Roman Catholic church.

Answer 2

You're mixing two separate issues here. The Roman empire is not one and the same with Christianity. The dominant religion in the US is Christianity no doubt. Too many people would like to believe that due to that, the US could never fall like the Roman empire did.

Answer 3

The Pope is the head of a sovereign state (Vatican City) so that's why he doesn't say a pledge of allegiance to Italy, if that's what you're asking.

Although Catholic priests don't recite a pledge of allegiance to their home country before Mass, American priests sometimes recite the Pledge in the appropriate setting. They thereby follow the injunction to "render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's".

The Roman Empire actually did fall. I recommend the book "Barbarians" by Terry what's-his-name from the BBC.

Answer 4

Yes. Read some 5th century Roman writers and you will know that this is indeed so. To Patrician Roman Christians of that time the fall of Rome was an appalling and almost incredible disaster, but their faith consoled them. It said that all human things, even Rome, are impermanent, only God is real. The survival and in due time flourishing of the Roman church was a kind of refuge and proof to them.