Who was responsible for allowing such a backward religion as Christianity was and still is to contaminate the heart of the Roman Empire?
Europe, at the time, was the center of the world and the Middle East was a mere insignificant province of the Roman Empire inhabited by culturally inferior people; and it is a miracle that Christianity took roots in sacred Rome; and because of that foreign religion Europe took a dive into the Dark Ages for a 1000 years.
So much for Christianity.
2007-10-07 19:39:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It was desperation. The Emperor needed a unifying force to control a collapsing administration. It could have been any religion really. Could have been Buddhism but its too peaceful - Islam hadn't been invented, Jewdism would have been a good alternative but he chose Christianity.
It did not work - as history shows - not long after - plunged into the dark ages (or were they?)
Mind you - it could be argued that the Roman empire never died, it just became the Catholic church under the new Roman Emperor - the Pope
There was a Russian emperor who did the same and imported Greek Orthodox and made it Russian Orthodox.
So there we are - religion is more about power than anything else
2007-10-07 20:53:58 · answer #1 · answered by Freethinking Liberal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Christianity is a better weapon of utilitarian, the masses would submit to gruesome and brainwashing middle east tribe religion, before that Rome was a republic....ha,after that, the whole Europe became "kingdom"
2007-10-08 10:33:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was that damn Constantine.
edit- As bad as Christianity is for society, the Roman Empire fell partly due to the fact that they were being lead poisoned. It was a lot of things, Christianity wasn't necessarily one of them.
2007-10-08 02:43:05 · answer #3 · answered by Ares 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
it helped the roman emperor play his political games. so he made the christian religion the state one.
2007-10-08 02:49:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
AND,,where are they NOW? Cristianity took root in JERUSALEM!!!and spread to ROME!!!and beyond.
2007-10-08 02:48:48 · answer #5 · answered by hamoh10 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You forget that it was their turn to God that freed them from the dark ages..."duh"
2007-10-08 02:43:53 · answer #6 · answered by +*♥£öVe§♥*+ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth... that God was universal.. a lot of things.
2007-10-08 02:43:06 · answer #7 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋