"From the time of Constantine onward,
the worship of the Roman Catholic Church,
in its forms and ceremonies, has been
more clearly identified with the paganism
of Ancient Rome, than with the religion
of the New Testament. The customs of
pagan religion were only baptized with
Christian names."
-Paganism Surviving in Christianity
By Abram Herbert Lewis
"The Control of Christianity by the State
Under Constantine and his Successors"
Chapter X; pg. 210