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The western Roman Empire was obviously failing by the passing of Theodosius. It survived by fully embracing the Universal Church. Everyone had to obey the Pope. Kings ruled by the grace of the Pope until Henry VIII.
Now, the Universal Church is only ‘influential’. It went into banking as a result as money is real power.