Defend the integrity of Scripture and look where it gets you.
And the hypocritical b@st@rds who insist one must become a higher critic and an evolutionist in order to be Catholic let Eskimos and Indians keep their totem poles.
Considering that liturgical chrstianity has been rabidly opposed to the Jewish ritual and ceremony for two thousand years, it's no wonder that they would wind up forbidding the stories as well.