To: narses
When we give or receive Christmas gifts; or hang green wreaths in our homes and churches, how many of us know that we are probably observing pagan customs...the god, Woden, in Norse Mythology, descends upon the earth yearly between December 25th and January 6th to bless mankind...But pagan though they be, they are beautiful customs. They help inspire us with the spirit of 'good will to men', even as the sublime service of our Church reminds us of the peace on earth which the babe of Bethlehem came to bestow (Externals of the Catholic Church, 140).
142 posted on
07/10/2014 7:16:03 PM PDT by
CynicalBear
(For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ)
To: CynicalBear
No kidding?
And yet you, Pope CB the Only decree that such things make all who celebrate Christmas, Easter and Church on Sunday PAGANS!
How special. How truly special, in a very happy, psychotic way, of course.
144 posted on
07/10/2014 7:58:30 PM PDT by
narses
(Matthew 7:6. He appears to have made up his mind let him live with the consequences.)
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