In the December issue, Piers Paul Read reminded readers of the times when Christianity was persecuted. This is not untimely, given the re-commencement of persecution of Christians in our day and the growth of Christophobia.
But what of the days when Christianity was not persecuted but enjoyed very harmonious relations with the secular powers?
Piers skips over 17 centuries of Christianity and arrives at the French Revolution which saw the beginning of the new, modern persecution of Christianity.
But what of the intervening 1700 years? Was this a period when the Church was persecuted, marginalised and suffered.
