burg ▁policy ▁of ▁encourag ing ▁all ▁Roman ians ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Greek - C atholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁Religion ▁in ▁H abs burg ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁The ▁H abs burg ▁Empire ▁was ▁a ▁con gl omer ate ▁of ▁different ▁states ▁and ▁people . ▁In ▁this ▁con gl omer ate , ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁religion ▁served ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁other ▁forces ▁of ▁coh es ion , ▁d yn astic , ▁absol ut ism , ▁b ureau cr atic , ▁or ▁military , ▁and ▁provided ▁a ▁political ▁instrument ▁for ▁dom ination ▁and ▁un ification . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁various ▁measures ▁designed ▁to ▁protect ▁Catholic ism , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁very ▁weak ▁in ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁( pred omin antly ▁Roman ian ▁Orth odox ), ▁the ▁H abs burg s ▁tried ▁to ▁strength en ▁it ▁in ▁other ▁ways . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁people , ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁Orth odox ▁religion , ▁were ▁only ▁toler ated ▁in ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁presented ▁an ▁excellent ▁opportunity , ▁and ▁the ▁H abs burg s ▁believed ▁that ▁by ▁winning ▁over ▁the ▁Roman ians ▁they ▁would ▁strength en ▁their ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 1 , ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Leopold ▁I ▁decre ed ▁Trans ylvan ia ' s ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁with ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁Therefore , ▁Trans yl v ani ans ▁were ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁become ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁ad here ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Greek - C atholic ▁Church ▁by ▁retain ing ▁their