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Had a thought and wondered how it would effect the development of Christianity.
Hypatia being murdered by a Christian mob in Alexandria is seen as a result of the feud between the Bishop Cyril and the Governor Orestes. The Bishop was seen by the Governor as over stepping his bounds and interfering in city affairs - the banishment of the Jewish citizens.
Both appealed to the Emperor, without much result. What would be the long term result if the Emperor stepped in and ruled that Bishops could not interfere in day to day affairs - the church elders could only deal with spiritual and not temporal affairs.