Useful in what way? Usefulness presumes value. Social contract per se is a construct of liberalism. Divine right, not a notion ever endorsed by the Catholic C

Useful in what way? Usefulness presumes value. Social contract per se is a construct of liberalism. Divine right, not a notion ever endorsed by the Catholic Church, was certainly one embraced by Protestant rulers as it legitimated kings who now claimed both temporal and spiritual authority [0]. Which is to say, I don't think we have any need for fictions, and not fictions like these. [0] https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02137c.htm https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02137c.htm