Regarding the date for Christmas celebrations , the Enciclopedia de la Religión Católica frankly states : “ The reason that the Roman Church decided to assign this date to the festival seems to be its tendency to replace pagan festivals with Christian ones . . . .
Regarding the date for Christmas celebrations , the Enciclopedia de la Religion Catolica frankly states : “ The reason that the Roman Church decided to assign this date to the festival seems to be its tendency to replace pagan festivals with Christian ones . . . .