When it comes to fully explaining the pagan origins of Catholicism, one of the most influential religious writers of all time, a man who was provided the rank of cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, John Henry Newman, wrote:
“The use of temples, and occasions with branches of trees; incense, lamps, candles; votive offerings on recovery from illness; holy water; asylums; holidays and seasons, use of calendars, processions, blessings on the fields; sacerdotal vestments, the tonsure, the ring in marriage, turning to the East, images at a later date, perhaps the ecclesiastical chant, and the Kyrie Eleison, are all of pagan origin, and sanctified by their adoption into the Church.” - Cardinal Newman, Development of Christian Doctrine,” p. 373.
Understanding these pagan origins and realising that the Roman Catholic Church is a church that is built on pagan traditions and not the Word of God is significant, especially when considered in light of the Holy Scripture, this clearly shows that the tradition and power it has through practice, but not authority, effectively renders God’s Word useless to those who put their trust in traditions, these pagan roots.
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