Such forced conversions led to many people entering the church without a true change of heart. The pagans brought with them their idols and the practices they were accustomed to, and the church changed; icons, elaborate architecture, pilgrimages, and the veneration of saints were added to the simplicity of early church worship. About this same time, some Christians retreated from Rome, choosing to live in isolation as monks, and infant baptism was introduced as a means of washing away original sin.
Baada ya muda, ni makafiri waliingia chini ya mateso isipokuwa "waongofu" kwa Ukristo. Ubadilisho huo wa kulazimishwa ulisababisha watu wengi kuingia kanisa bila mabadiliko ya kweli ya moyo. makafiri walileta sanamu zao, na mazoea yao walikuwa wamezoea, na kanisa ilibadilisha, picha takatifu, usanifu iliofafanuliwa, Hija, na heshima ya watu waliochukuliwa kuwa watakatifu aliongezwa kwa ya ibada ya kanisa la kwanza.