Constantine was notably a Pagan, instituted Sunday as the day to worship the sun...?

Question

Therefore, wouldnt he be an unlikely canidate to receive a devine vision concerning the Cross. Did he poison the church by mixing Pagan concepts with Christian teachings?

For example, the cross was a Pagan symbol he used to represent his army before he was converted. It then became used as the symbol of Christianity.

Answer 1

Because of him and the Roman Catholic Church, the Bible and Christianity were forever changed...for the worse. It sounds like you've done your homework. Too bad most others have not.

It's sad to think of all the Christians that don't even know which day the Sabbath is, let alone any of the other facts about the history of the Bible and Christianity.

For anyone that would like a crash course on the history of the Bible and Christianity, please email me.

Answer 2

Constantine is a fictional character created by DC comics, you are right their are several aspects of Paganism in his story, their are also some aspects of Christianity, weird bugger that John Constantine is.

Did he poison the church? I'm not sure, is poison that stuff one takes that causes one to live for thousands of years? Uh no not poisoned.

So if the cross was a pagan symbol are you saying Jesus was hung out on a pagan symbol? Can I still where my pentacle I don't want their to be any confusion.

I think you are more concerned about what the church could have been 1700 years ago, which is fine but its a little late for that now.

Blessed Be.

Answer 3

Sunday was already 'the day of the sun" long before Constantine.

The Christian writer Justin Martyr in the 2nd century also tells us that Christians met on Sunday because it was the day on which Jesus rose from the dead. Constantine wasn't even born yet.

The Christian view of Sunday can hardly be attributed to Constantine, although he did make it an official day of worship which should have pleased both sun worshipers AND Christians alike.

Answer 4

Constantine's religious development occurred in 312. Lactantius, whom Constantine appointed tutor of his son Crispus and who therefore must have been close to the imperial family, reports that during the night before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge Constantine was commanded in a dream to place the sign of Christ on the shields of his soldiers. Twenty-five years later Eusebius gives us a far different, more elaborate, and less convincing account in his Life of Constantine. When Constantine and his army were on their march toward Rome - neither the time nor the location is specified - they observed in broad daylight a strange phenomenon in the sky: a cross of light and the words "by this sign you will be victor" (hoc signo victor eris or ). During the next night, so Eusebius' account continues, Christ appeared to Constantine and instructed him to place the heavenly sign on the battle standards of his army. The new battle standard became known as the labarum.

Whatever vision Constantine may have experienced, he attributed his victory to the power of "the God of the Christians" and committed himself to the Christian faith from that day on, although his understanding of the Christian faith at this time was quite superficial. It has often been supposed that Constantine's profession of Christianity was a matter of political expediency more than of religious conviction; upon closer examination this view cannot be sustained. Constantine did not receive baptism until shortly before his death (see below). It would be a mistake to interpret this as a lack of sincerity or commitment; in the fourth and fifth centuries Christians often delayed their baptisms until late in life. Constantine was a great man, and his contribution to the Christian faith cannot be denied.

Answer 5

As far as the Sabbath day:
(Col 2:16 KJV) Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
As far as the Cross it was prophecied many years before Jesus was on the earth and many hundred years before Constantine.

Answer 6

You need to stop reading all that anti-Catholic nonsense. The Emperor Constantine had no power to effect faith, morals and practice of the Church. He simply stopped the persecution of the Church. You are reading too much Loraine Boettner and Alexander Hislop who are both anti-Catholic writers of revisionist history and fantasy.

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Answer 7

You are surprised that he worshipped the sun on SUNday!!!!

Answer 8

I believe you have your facts mixed up.