Oh absolutely. Every Catholic I knew growing up definitely believed that, and very much thought that Christians were the most oppressed religious group in the country, if not the world. My family still have a “Keep Christ in Christmas” magnet on their fridge
I would agree. It’s ironic though, Christians saying that we need to keep the focus on Christ and not secular consumerism, when the history of Christmas is really much more about the Catholic Church co-opting pagan traditions
That’s why you’ve gotta work hard on keeping Christ in Christmas: he keeps running away to play with the pagans. Next thing you know, he’s balls deep in Easter again.
Yeah but I think it’s also a lot about rejecting those pagan and secularly palatable traditions. The “keep christ in Christmas crowd” often use rejecting consumerism as a motte to defend the bailey of rejecting all non Christian elements of a holiday that’s both fun and often socially expected.
American Catholics are a very diverse group. Some (not many) are young Earth creationists but I was taught evolution in Catholic school. Most are amazingly ignorant of their own religion and just believe whatever they want then do mental gymnastics to make it fit.
Oh absolutely. Every Catholic I knew growing up definitely believed that, and very much thought that Christians were the most oppressed religious group in the country, if not the world. My family still have a “Keep Christ in Christmas” magnet on their fridge
I generally think of “Christ in Christmas” as a reminder about consumerism, not hate for Hanukkah, etc.
I would agree. It’s ironic though, Christians saying that we need to keep the focus on Christ and not secular consumerism, when the history of Christmas is really much more about the Catholic Church co-opting pagan traditions
That’s why you’ve gotta work hard on keeping Christ in Christmas: he keeps running away to play with the pagans. Next thing you know, he’s balls deep in Easter again.
Yeah but I think it’s also a lot about rejecting those pagan and secularly palatable traditions. The “keep christ in Christmas crowd” often use rejecting consumerism as a motte to defend the bailey of rejecting all non Christian elements of a holiday that’s both fun and often socially expected.
Being catholic, I never heard bigger bullshit in my life. Is that an American thing?
I am American and grew up in a conservative state, yes
I’m learning american catholics are a whole other beast. I don’t see this in other countries.
American Catholics are a very diverse group. Some (not many) are young Earth creationists but I was taught evolution in Catholic school. Most are amazingly ignorant of their own religion and just believe whatever they want then do mental gymnastics to make it fit.
To be fair, anti-Catholic protestants did launch a war on Christmas at one point