With the abatement of persecution, St. Jerome acknowledged the Empire as a bulwark against evil but insisted that "imperial honours" were contrary to Christian teaching. His was an authoritative but minority voice: most Christians showed no qualms in the veneration of even "pagan" emperors. The peace of the emperors was the peace of God; as far as the Church was concerned, internal dissent and doctrinal schism were a far greater problem. The solution came from a hitherto unlikely source: as pontifex maximus Constantine I favoured the "Catholic Church of the Christians" against the Donatists because: COUNT 5
QSN1 Who said the imperial honors were against Christian teachings? ANS1 St. Jerome QSN2 To what did the Christian church equate the peace of the emperors? ANS2 peace of God QSN3 With what veneration did most Christians have little trouble? ANS3 "pagan" emperors QSN4 What Christian group did Constantine I disapprove? ANS4 Donatists QSN5 What pontifax maximus favored the Catholic church?  ANS5 Constantine I