Quote:It was initially a political move by the Roman emperor, who became the Bishop of Rome, to get the votes of both the Pagan and Christian majorities.
You know, emperors rarely worry about "votes."
Quote:You know something which a lot of people don't. As for being wrong about the end of the world, they'd only have to be right once wouldn't they?
So in 3-4 billion years when the sun finally expands to engulf the earth they can run around saying "We were right" in the split second before they burn to a crisp. Not a very impressive achievement.
