To: redgolum
I could cite a ton of evidence. I will once the attacks are renewed in December.
This ought suffice. The Acts of Enrollment were preserved in the Library in Rome and part of early catechesis employed these acts. The Church in Rome knew the day of His birth. It can also be figured from the date of Gospels and referents to Elizabeth's pregnancy etc
To: bornacatholic
Wasn't really disagreeing with you, just stating that it wasn't 100% clear cut. As I said, the ECF's worried a lot more about getting Passover (and hence Easter) right than they did about Christmas. Through in the fact that the Jewish calendar was different than the Roman one, and you get things like the Orthodox have a different formula for Easter than the West.
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10/23/2006 10:08:40 AM PDT by
redgolum
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