Previously, christians were being slowly isolated, separated and eliminated. This not only allowed Christians to continue their everyday lives without fear, but it also allowed the religion as a whole to expand. The second way in which Constantine contributed to Christian dominance is he donated large sums of money to the church. "The bishops are terribly grateful for this kind of imperial attention" (Shaye I.D. Cohen. "The Path to Victory." From Jesus to Christ. Frontline. WGBH Educational Foundation. Web. 1998 (Constantine RD.) The money that was contributed allowed the church in Rome to expand and fund certain programs and activities that would later help the spread of the religion across the empire. The money provided also allowed large amounts of freedom and flexibility in terms of the further steps that the church leaders should take. This flexibility also upheld peace between the church and the opposing Empire. Finally, Constantine took large efforts in order to reproduce numerous religious texts and scriptures and support construction of certain religious locations. "They're able to have bibles copied at public expense. They are finally able to have public Christian architecture and big basilicas." (Shaye I.D. Cohen. "The Path to Victory." From Jesus to Christ. Frontline. WGBH Educational Foundation. Web. 1998. (Constantine RD) This ensured that the religion would spread rapidly as a larger number of people gained access to the ideas and beliefs of the religion. In addition, the further construction of monasteries allowed the structure of the church to expand and solidify and allowed implementation of priests, bishops etc. Most importantly, it provided locations that were safe and protected where religious practice was possible. These are the three most important reasons why Constantine's actions led directly to Christianity becoming the dominant religion at the time.