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Chapter 55

           «AndallofthisrelatestotheGrail?»

           «Indeed,»Teabingsaid.«Staywithme.Duringthisfusionofreligions,ConstantineneededtostrengthenthenewChristiantradition,andheldafamousecumenicalgatheringknownastheCouncilofNicaea.»

           SophiehadheardofitonlyinsofarasitsbeingthebirthplaceoftheNiceneCreed.

           «Atthisgathering,»Teabingsaid,»manyaspectsofChristianityweredebatedandvoteduponthedateofEaster,theroleofthebishops,theadministrationofsacraments,and,ofcourse,thedivinityofJesus.»

           «Idon’tfollow.Hisdivinity?»

           «Mydear,»Teabingdeclared,»untilthatmomentinhistory,JesuswasviewedbyHisfollowersasamortalprophet…agreatandpowerfulman,butamannonetheless.Amortal.»«NottheSonofGod?»«Right,»Teabingsaid.«Jesus’establishmentas‘theSonofGod’wasofficiallyproposedandvotedonbytheCouncilofNicaea.»

           «Holdon.You’resayingJesus’divinitywastheresultofavote?»

           «Arelativelyclosevoteatthat,»Teabingadded.«Nonetheless,establishingChrist’sdivinitywascriticaltothefurtherunificationoftheRomanempireandtothenewVaticanpowerbase.ByofficiallyendorsingJesusastheSonofGod,ConstantineturnedJesusintoadeitywhoexistedbeyondthescopeofthehumanworld,anentitywhosepowerwasunchallengeable.ThisnotonlyprecludedfurtherpaganchallengestoChristianity,butnowthefollowersofChristwereabletoredeemthemselvesonlyviatheestablishedsacredchanneltheRomanCatholicChurch.

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