Orthodoxy and heresy often masked political opposition, and political factors rather than a desire to introduce new doctrines influenced many an emperor
सर्वसाधारणपणे, एखादी मतप्रणाली देणे किंवा आपल्या मर्जीचे चर्चकडून पालन करवून घेणे हा हक्क सम्राटाकडेच होता.