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Originally Posted by seixal
Catholicism is very much a mix of judaism and paganism, though many people have no clue about it. Pagan roots are more reminiscent in older countryside folks' practice, that is much more linked to nature. Nuns' devotion to mother Mary is another example of a very pagan concept.
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I assume you would mean Catholics, and many atheists, would have no clue about it.
Christian Fundamentalists certainly do, it is virtually taught around the kitchen table and from day dot.
Not denying there are some elements that would be considered pagan by born agains/ evangelicals, but that does not mean we don't worship the same God.
Fundamentalists do not like Catholicism and liken it to paganism, I have read enough comments on their articles and forums to know that, but it is still Christianity with ancient ritualism and ties to the original church.
It is in fact, THE original Christian church.
Btw I have had relatives that spent whole or part of their lives as nuns or in the catholic clergy, so understand this devotion.