[Poison Pill]

Oh, but it does. A moral people that can manage their own lives well are more likely to make good judgements regarding self-government.

If the Christian moral system is superior, then why didn't it reverse the government corruption in the Roman system? Why did Rome's decay spread and intensify as Christianity ascended?

[TexasRepublic]

“If the Christian moral system is superior, then why didn’t it reverse the government corruption in the Roman system? Why did Rome’s decay spread and intensify as Christianity ascended?”

I suspect the causes of Rome’s downfall were too numerous and complex to be answered by a few words that would satisfy you. Read Gibbon’s massive work if you want answers. Perhaps the Christian influence was too little too late to reverse the advanced decay of an empire surrounded by enemies. Some have suggested that Christianity took “the fight” out of a brutal Roman civilization, leaving them more vulnerable to external aggression.