Fr. Brian Harrision O.S. projects a vision for a new Christendom. The 18th Century enlightenment revolution rejected the premise that Christian principles must form the basis for social-political order. The total chaos that plagues society today is the legacy of the collapse of Christendom. The separation of Church and State is not a Catholic ideal because laws that do not honor Catholic principles and the Natural Law lead society to depravity. In the modern era, Church, State, Civil Society, and even Vatican II's concerns for religious liberty might be made to work together if the laws of the State reflect the Christian faith and disposition of the people. 2008 Roman Forum Gardone Conference - These Ruins are Inhabited.