PODCAST: “Christmas in July- The Spirit in Christmas 5”

How did something as pagan as
Christmas get into the church?
Constantine/St. Gregory and other leaders and Popes helped to mix pagan customs into a man-made Christian celebration.
QUOTE – “Saint Gregory (Pope Gregory I) – Was asked by St. Augustine on how to convert the Ancient Druids to Christianity. Pope Gregory advised: “To accommodate the ceremonies of the Christian Churches, as much has possible to those of the heathen,†thereby furthering the church’s use of supplanting pagan mid-winter festivals into the now official Roman religion.â€
16
Aug
2013
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