The rcc understood the politics of manipulation of simple minded , when the population were uneducated and easy to " persuade " through fear , back in the roman days
Bring in the pagans , their rituals and so on , to the point where the pagans feel " comfortable " in rcc thinking , and bingo , more followers
Bring in the pagans , their rituals and so on , to the point where the pagans feel " comfortable " in rcc thinking , and bingo , more followers