That is a Christianity which is in line with the murders of the early church, in line with all of those who have suffered over the century's further faith.
Issuing his decree, he said that since the early days of Christianity, the Church had made Latin "her own language", and that it was still held in high regard.
The dichotomy represented by the values espoused by Christianity and an imperial church is what makes so many people uncomfortable with official Catholicism.
There is genuine fear that the holiest sites of Christianity, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, will become mere museums.