With blood on their hands and tears in their eyes

In the 4th century, the Church of Rome gained power and lost its innocence. The unity of the church became the focus, and heresy a sin. After Augustinus’ struggle, the church got a killer instinct.

The church growing like a weed

How Paulos' Christianity managed to grow so quickly in the Roman Empire is still a miracle. How could this orphaned group of supporters of an executed Jewish prophet from a remote corner of the empire grow so fast? With a religion that was in every way the opposite of the ancient Greco-Roman cult of gods?

Certainly, the pers…