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Religious policies of Constantius II
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<p>The religious policies of <a href="/facts/Constantius_II/jKXch2Wa">Constantius II</a> were a mixture of toleration for some pagan practices and repression for other pagan practices. He also sought to advance the <a href="/facts/Arianism/c51Mv6Rk">Arian</a> or <a href="/facts/Semi-Arianism/UQHEJbnm">Semi-Arianian</a> set of beliefs, now generally regarded as heresy, within Christianity. These policies may be contrasted with the <a href="/facts/Religious_policies_of_Constantine_the_Great/ozLJhqDq">religious policies</a> of his father, <a href="/facts/Constantine_the_Great/jW1q8TPp">Constantine the Great</a>, whose Catholic orthodoxy was espoused in the <a href="/facts/Nicene_Creed/1zLPrdun">Nicene Creed</a> and who largely tolerated paganism in the <a href="/facts/Roman_Empire/l4E1aUuV">Roman Empire</a>. Constantius also sought to repress Judaism. </p>