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To: mas cerveza por favor; UriÂ’el-2012
Roman Pontiff did not attend the Council of Nicea in Turkey. It was convoked by the Emperor Constantine who was building his new capital in Turkey.

There was no such title as "Pontiff" in Rome when Constantine called the Council of Nicaea. Bishop Sylvester did not attend, ostensibly because of his age and infirmity.

No. Emperor Constantine was baptized on his deathbed and his mother, St. Helena, was a pious Christian.

A legend is a legend is a legend. There is no historical record whatsoever which documents the so-called "conversion".

One more example of "retroactive history".

2,256 posted on 11/16/2010 1:54:55 PM PST by OLD REGGIE (I am a Biblical Unitarian?)
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To: OLD REGGIE
A legend is a legend is a legend. There is no historical record whatsoever which documents the so-called "conversion".

Read your history. Emperor Constantine died in 337 AD soon after he was baptized by bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia.

2,259 posted on 11/16/2010 2:53:10 PM PST by mas cerveza por favor
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"One more example of "retroactive history".

Absence of proof is not proof of absence. More than sufficient indirect evidence is available to have convinced the vast majority of historians, regardless of their individual religious backgrounds and biases.

By the way, what exactly is a "Biblical Eunuchtarian"?

2,265 posted on 11/16/2010 5:13:16 PM PST by Natural Law (lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi)
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