[Loyalist]

The temple to Minerva was destroyed, and her cult repudiated, well before that church was built.

I fail to see what that has to do with Hallowe'en.

[Catholicguy]

<> I had hoped you'd realise that it was COMMON practice for such things to occur. When that old practice/habit was being corrected to the truth, it was built upon in such ways as having a poor person beg for food at the doors of others. He promised to pray for the deceased of that Household. That poor, hungry man would be given something to eat. "Soul Cookies" were such a thing. The poor man got something to eat and the household had another individual offering prayers for the deceased memebres of that household.

I went trick or treating, my kids did too. My kids are excellent Christians. I hope their children go trick or treating.

I think it rather pathetic Christians are so easily "spooked." I guess some just want to identify with the Fundies that started this movement....<>

[Antoninus]

I fail to see what that has to do with Hallowe'en.

Just because you fail to see it, does not mean that the argument wasn't right on target. BTW, I stayed a block away from Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in Rome. St. Catherine of Sienna is interred there. It is one of an infinite number of hidden jewels in the Eternal City. Like Halloween, it is a symbol of Christianity triumphant over paganism.