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There are times when the victors win by allowing the losers to write 90% of the story. Thus, the Catholic saints. Many of the saints were previously pagan gods,
by lkrubner 7y ago
There are times when the victors win by allowing the losers to write 90% of the story. Thus, the Catholic saints. Many of the saints were previously pagan gods, and the Catholic Church decided that, rather than fight about it, it was easiest to just accept the old gods as saints, which made victory much easier.
http://biblelight.net/verita.htm http://biblelight.net/verita.htm
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_pagan-gods-and-goddesses-worshipped-as-christian-saints_85176.aspx http://www.articleseen.com/Article_pagan-gods-and-goddesses-...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_saints_and_feasts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_saints_and...