The Pagan Origins of Three Catholic Practices
(bigthink.com)https://bigthink.com/the-present/pagan-roots-of-catholicism/A few traditions in the Roman Catholic Church can be traced back to pagan cults, rites, and deities.
Key Takeaways
1) The Catholic rite of Holy Communion parallels pre-Christian Greco-Roman and Egyptian rituals that involved eating the body and blood of a god.
2) A number of Catholic holidays and myths, such as Christmas, Easter, and Mardi Gras, graph onto the timeline of pre-Christian fertility festivals.
3) The Catholic practice of praying to saints has been called “de-facto idolatry” and even a relic of goddess worship.
