Quote of the Day (III)
“What’s more, traces of the pagan ‘Christmas’ continue to cast shadows today. The Christmas tree, mistletoe, Christmas candles, the exchange of gifts are all vestiges of the customs co-opted by monotheism (in the Middle Ages Pope Gregory consciously ‘Christianised’ pagan festivals, claiming their symbolism as the church’s own). Surely these, rather than the belatedly applied band-aid of spirituality, are the truest embodiment of Christmas?” – Ed Power, The Belfast Telegraph (the article also quotes Janet Farrar and Lora O’Brien FYI)
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