Dr. Faustus and Catholicism

I think that Christopher Marlowe's "Dr. Faustus" can be interpreted on many levels as an attack on the Catholic church. We can first see this in the egocentric attitude of Faustus himself, by constantly referring to himself in the third person, and his obvious hunger for ultimate power that rivals even God's power. In this way, the notions of the power of the papacy in Catholicism are represented and criticized in Dr. Faustus. This can also be shown through the scope of Faustus' actual power once he signs his soul away to the devil. While he fantasizes about such power, he dreams of doing great things, but once he obtains this power, he is reduced to petty jokes on the clergy. This could be saying that this kind of power cannot be attained without the help of God. When you turn away from God and seek power from the devil, you get a superficial, commonplace power. Only with the help of God can you achieve great things. Apparently, if we read this as a catholic criticism, the Catholic church seeks selfish power from the devil, and are in denial of the true power of God.