Daniel 2:31 to 45

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How do we Catholics see this Prophecy?

Can we say that this is the Church found by Christ, the CC?
 
I would say yes, but it is more than the institution. The kingdom is the entire reign of God.
 
**“The four successive kingdoms in this apocalyptic perspective are the Babylonian(gold), the Median(silver), the Persian(bronze) and the Hellenistic(iron). The last, after Alexander’s death, was divided among his generals. The two resulting kingdoms, which most affected the Jews, were the dynasty of the Ptolemies in Egypt and that of the Seleucid in Syria, who tried in vain, by war and through intermarriage, to restore the unity of Alexanders empire. The stone hewn from the mountain is the messianic kingdom awaited by the Jews. Our Lord made this image personal to himself.” **- The Catholic Study Bible - Second Edition - New American Standard. [Foot notes of Daniel 1, 36-45.]
 
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**“The four successive kingdoms in this apocalyptic perspective are the Babylonian(gold), the Median(silver), the Persian(bronze) and the Hellenistic(iron). The last, after Alexander’s death, was divided among his generals. The two resulting kingdoms, which most affected the Jews, were the dynasty of the Ptolemies in Egypt and that of the Seleucid in Syria, who tried in vain, by war and through intermarriage, to restore the unity of Alexanders empire. The stone hewn from the mountain is the messianic kingdom awaited by the Jews. Our Lord made this image personal to himself.” **- The Catholic Study Bible - Second Edition - New American Standard. [Foot notes of Daniel 1, 36-45.]
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I thought the last empire was the Roman empire. When Jesus came, Roman was reigning over Israel. Then through His Church, He conquered the Romans and His Church represents the Reign of Christ in Rome.
 
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I thought the last empire was the Roman empire. When Jesus came, Roman was reigning over Israel. Then through His Church, He conquered the Romans and His Church represents the Reign of Christ in Rome.
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I personally do not know. Just thought I would share a passage from, The Catholic Study Bible. Second Edition foot-note they had for that passage.
 
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