Scholars Henderson and Buck say: “The simplicity of the Gospel was corrupted, pompous rites and ceremonies were introduced, worldly honours and emoluments were conferred on the teachers of Christianity, and the Kingdom of Christ in good measure converted into a kingdom of this world. ”
კონსტანტინესგან ეკლესიამ მემკვიდრეობად ხელისუფლებისკენ სწრაფვის ტენდენციაც მიიღო.