All religions are subject to degeneration and corruption. Yes even Buddhism. Christianity, that is the established church, is less the teachings of Jesus than the invention of Constantine the Great to control an empire. Constantine called the First Council of Nicea n 326, which established three main things. The official date for easter (1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the 21st of March), ideology of the Trinity, and canon law.
Gnosticism was deemed heretical, and anyone advocating it was exiled. Canon law was basically the old Roman pagan religious laws, property laws, criminal laws etc. Constantine saw Jesus as the son of Apollo, the sun god. So how weird is that. After Constantine, images of God/Christ sitting on a throne were throwbacks to the statue of Jupiter. There were also images of Jesus as a Roman Centurian. The "Pontiff" was the highest old Roman priest
Jupiter statue
Christ enthroned
Christ militant - as roman soldier
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