The homosexuality and decadence of the Roman Empire has no part in its demise. Rome was like USA compared today and in building its great empire it had simply stretched its resources to the limits. In 476 AD Romes’ soldiers were spread so thinly across the entire Europe and parts of North Africa that it simply could not afford or have the manpower to defend itself against the Barbarian.

The Spartan and Macedonians prided themselves on their gay armies and have caused great victories across the Classical World due to its unity and zeal for brotherly love.

De Mattei is very confused. I can in equal breath argue that the acceptance of Christianity caused the gods of Antiquity (Zeus and that crowd) to provide superhuman strenght to Asterix and Obelix to invade the Might that was Rome.