The impact here is that Donatus was preaching that it was wrong/evil to knuckle under to the Emperor and worship pagan gods in order to save their necks. This put them at odds with the other sects who in turn prattled off to the emperor and complained.
So they pushed the ancient version of the Abuse button.
Troublemakers.......
47,557 posted on 04/21/2003 7:27:57 AM PDT by ksen
(HHD,FRM)