That's right, Constantine found a bunch of pagans, appointed them bishops and all the Christians, after suffering 300 years of persecution, just went along with it. No, the truth is that the bishops of the Church after the Edict of Milan were the same men who were bishops and lead the Church before. And while there were numerous debates about all types of theological issues there were none about the issues that Protestantism would raise 1200 years later. Additionally, writings of the Church Fathers before Constantine show that it was thoroughly Catholic. History just does not support the Protestant fantasy that the real church was somehow replaced by Constantine with a false one.
>> “That’s right, Constantine found a bunch of pagans, appointed them bishops and all the Christians, after suffering 300 years of persecution, just went along with it.” <<
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No, Constantine slaughtered enough ‘christians’ to get compliance with the survivors. Fear conquers poorly educated and spiritually weak clergy every time.
That’s right. All those Christians who witnessed their friends and family die for the faith just gave up and became members of Constantine’s church.
Those who remained faithful went underground, into the catacombs to avoid persecution.
Oh wait/