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What pagan traditions did the Roman Catholic Church incorporate into their beliefs?
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∙ 14y ago
In brief, the Roman Catholic Church incorporated a number of then-popular beliefs into the Church in order to curry favor with a larger populace. More members, more money for the Church. A few of the pagan (false) beliefs are: (1) immortality of the soul (found in Egyptian, Babylonian and Greek philosopies and religions) (2) a burning place of torment (originally from ancient Babylon and adopted into Buddhist teachings [the Buddhists have 7 "hells", cold and hot]) (3) Easter is the ancient goddess of fertility (Astarte), symbolized by the fertile rabbits and eggs (4) Christmas, December 25th, the birthday of the Sun in the sky above, worshipped by the Egyptians, Romans, and others. (5) The Trinity is one of the oldest and most common beliefs among the pre-Christian religions. There are literally dozens of trinities in pagan religions. The apostate (unfaithful) churches adopted anything that would curry the favor of the masses, and thus gain ecclesiastical power and money. The Roman Catholic Church, and later other churches, began to accept most any and all teachings, without regard for their being acceptable to God or in harmony with The Bible. Much of this information can be found in most encyclopedias -- even the Catholic Encyclopedia!
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∙ 10y agoPaganism had a number of influences on Christianity. Some Pagan ceremonies were brought in and the festivals became modern holidays as pagans joined the early church. Also the reformation had an influence.
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