His edict of toleration in 362 ordered the reopening of pagan temples and the reinstitution of alienated temple properties, and, more problematically for the Christian Church, the recalling of previously exiled Christian bishops.
O seu edicto de tolerancia no ano 362 ordenou a re-apertura dos templos pagáns e, máis problemático para a Igrexa cristiá, a retirada dos bispos cristiáns previamente exiliados.