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ManiacJoe

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10. It would seem that the Catholic Church was not as successful

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 12:20 AM

Dec 2016

in taking over the pagan celebration of the winter solstice as they had hoped to be way back when.

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Pope Francis: Christmas 'hostage to materialism' [View all] brooklynite Dec 2016 OP

so maybe the pope should should the vatican silver and art and quit being so materialistic nt msongs Dec 2016 #1

This Pope is not materialistic. wisteria Dec 2016 #2

This Pope is not materialistic. wisteria Dec 2016 #3

Maybe not. mobeau69 Dec 2016 #6

Exactly. They'd only end up in Saudi palaces, Russian dachas, and Fifth Avenue penthouses. tenorly Dec 2016 #8

Pope Francis does not own these things. They are not his to discard. bekkilyn Dec 2016 #7

I would recommend your reply inanna Dec 2016 #9

I cannot imagine anyone trashing Pope Francis vlakitti Dec 2016 #4

It'd be nice if he'd stop saying LGBT people are a threat to humanity. Crash2Parties Dec 2016 #11

I attended a catholic school for the first 7 years of my life zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #5

It would seem that the Catholic Church was not as successful ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #10

It's another Pope Francis Christmas, Charlie Brown ucrdem Dec 2016 #12

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