[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Not so. 'Christianity' survived where other contemporary cults did not and even flourished to a degree, but it but it only grew into the world religion which it has now become due to the newly 'crowned' Emperor Constantine converting to Christianity in the year 312 CE.

Before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge - which gained the victorious Constantine the title of Emperor (of the Western Roman Empire, anyway) Constantine saw a 'vision' in the sky of what he perceived as a glowing 'Christian' cross with a message that he would be victorious.

He did not adopt or enforce Christianity as the 'official' religion of The Roman Empire despite personally converting, but he did impose increased tolerance to the new religion and abolished anti-Christian practices, and it was these actions which allowed Christianity to flourish throughout the Roman Empire.

Christianity was made the only authorised religion of the roman empire in the 4th century, so I have no idea what you're trying to say. The part of my post that you bolded (for some reason) bears no relation to the content of your actual post, and is a reference to the enlightenment movement which began as a whisper around the 16th century, and grew from there. That's where Christianity was brought kicking and screaming into semi-modernity.

Do you have the Hilary corruption information yet or nah?