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Christian emperorship Enforcement of doctrine The reign of Constantine established a precedent for the position of the Christian emperor in the Church. Emperors considered themselves responsible to the gods for the spiritual health of their subjects, and after Constantine they had a duty to help the Church define and maintain orthodoxy. The Church generally regarded the definition of doctrine as the responsibility of the bishops

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Christian emperorship Enforcement of doctrine The reign of Constantine established a precedent for the position of the Christian emperor in the Church. Emperors considered themselves responsible to the gods for the spiritual health of their subjects, and after Constantine they had a duty to help the Church define and maintain orthodoxy. The Church generally regarded the definition of doctrine as the responsibility of the bishops
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Apr-2023 17:00:04 JST Chris Trottier
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@clacke @alienghic @Lazarou @cstross Actually, here’s a better article on Constantine.
And if you see the highlighted part, it’s clear that Constantine saw his role as an enforcer of Christianity.
Either way, in Ancient Rome, Christianity was a tool of state apparatus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great_and_Christianity?wprov=sfti1

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