Brainliest! which best describes a development of the early christian church? leadership in conducting church rituals was communal, without the authority of an ordained priest. people began to believe that original sin on the part of eve in the garden of eden tainted all women with responsibility for that sin. the elite classes of the roman empire were attracted to christianity’s message of hope in a better life. the roman branch of the early church encouraged the production of many texts about the faith.