It appears nowhere in Holy Scripture as a command
It appears nowhere in Holy Scripture as an example
It appears nowhere in Holy Scripture as a suggestion
It appears nowhere in Holy Scripture as a Christian practice
It appears nowhere in Holy Scripture as a prophecy
It appears nowhere in Christian practice from the inception of the Church through 100AD
It appears nowhere in secular writings to confirm a Christian ever did it in the early Church
It appears nowhere in art through 100AD
Christ never commanded it
The Apostles never commanded it
The Apostles never practiced it to our knowledge
Mary never practiced it to our knowledge
No Christian ever did it through 100AD to our knowledge
Against this total vacuum is your one and only argument that it was never condemned.
No where in more than 600 posts on this thread has anyone provided any support for the truth claim that it is Christian.
Zero.
If that is your standard for Christianity, your call.
By that standard, everything can be Christian.
Using your standard of "nothing-but-air-can-define-Christianity"You could put pizza in your shoe, walk on it all day, claim you are feeding the Saints in Heaven and tell us the Church Fathers never condemned it.
Using your standard, you could also begin praying to leprechauns, fairies, dwarves and elves. The Church Fathers never condemned that.
Well OK then. Carry on. Better buy some bigger shoes.
“It appears nowhere in Holy Scripture as a command”
Anything that is not commanded by God is sinful?
“It appears nowhere in Holy Scripture as an example”
Anything that doesn’t appear as an example in Holy scripture is sinful?
“It appears nowhere in Holy Scripture as a suggestion”
Anything that does not appear in Holy Scripture as a suggestion is sinful?
“It appears nowhere in Holy Scripture as a Christian practice”
Again - does scripture every claim that ‘unless it’s written down here - that it’s contrary to Christian practice?’
“It appears nowhere in Holy Scripture as a prophecy “
Unless it is prophesied, it’s sinful?
“It appears nowhere in Christian practice from the inception of the Church through 100AD”
Why is the date 100 AD significant?