As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction
Mobs have passions, not brains.
In the end--when all else is dust--loyalty to those we love is all we can carry with us to the grave. Faith--true faith--was trusting in that love.
The problem with being passionately in love ... is that it deprives you of too much sleep.
Lovemaking seems all too absurd when described.
Those who ignore history's lessons in the ultimate folly of war are forced to do more than relive them ... they may be forced to die by them.