Post by Zadkiel on Jan 12, 2016 23:17:10 GMT
Emperor Constantine 1 didn't impose Christianity as the state religion in the Roman Empire. This is a misunderstood concept, as the Sun Cult was already the empire's state religion with the emperor himself as its high priest and "the earthly manifestation of the sun god Sol Invictus". But as a part of his plan to merge the Sun Cult, the Mithras Cult and Christianity into one common religion, Constantine gave certain privileges to Christianity, so that this process would go as smoothly as possible. During the Council of Nicaea in 325, he pushed through the doctrine that Jesus had been divine and that he accounted for the aspect "Son" in the Christian Trinity. Constantine recognized, however, Jesus' status as a messiah, although he felt that he had failed in this role. Instead, he introduced himself as "the rightful messiah".
