{"id":1095725,"date":"2021-12-07T18:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T23:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1095725"},"modified":"2021-12-07T18:14:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T23:14:35","slug":"pope-blasts-eu-leaders-for-replacing-christmas-with-holiday-dictatorships-have-tried-to-do-these-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-blasts-eu-leaders-for-replacing-christmas-with-holiday-dictatorships-have-tried-to-do-these-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Blasts EU Leaders For Replacing \u2018Christmas\u2019 With \u2018Holiday:\u2019 \u2018Dictatorships Have Tried To Do These Things\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpope-blasts-eu-leaders-for-replacing-christmas-with-holiday-dictatorships-have-tried-to-do-these-things%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1095725&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recently leaked guidance titled \u201cUnion of Equality,\u201d European Union leaders advised members to \u201cavoid assuming that everyone is Christian\u201d during the Christmas season. To that end, the 30-page document, released by the EU equality commissioner, Helena Dalli, in late October, advised staff, \u201cNot everyone celebrates the Christian holidays, and not all Christians celebrate them on the same dates.\u201d Instead of saying, \u201cChristmas time,\u201d it instead recommended saying, \u201cHoliday times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The guidelines also said members should try to avoid using names like \u201cMaria and John\u201d that originate in Christianity, and instead incorporate multicultural options like \u201cMalika and Julio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the face of widespread outcry and the censure of international figures, EU leadership backtracked. Dalli issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/helenadalli\/status\/1465639346103533573?s=20\">public apology<\/a> on November 30, saying, &nbsp;\u201cThe guidelines clearly need more work. I therefore withdraw the guidelines and will work further on this document.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, Pope Francis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/pope\/news\/2021-12\/pope-the-eu-document-on-christmas-is-anachronistic.html\">blasted<\/a> the recommendations during a Dec. 6 papal press conference on a flight back to Rome, calling them an \u201canachronism\u201d of \u201cwatered-down secularism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn history many, many dictatorships have tried to do so,\u201d he said of governments stripping religious language, adding, \u201cThink of Napoleon: from there\u2026 Think of the Nazi dictatorship, the communist one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pope went on to characterize the erasure of specifically Christian terms as \u201cideological colonization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>But this makes me think of something, talking about the European Union, which I believe is necessary: the European Union must take in hand the ideals of the founding fathers, which were ideals of unity, of greatness, and be careful not to take the path of ideological colonisation. This could end up dividing the countries and [causing] the European Union to fail. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The European Union must respect each country as it is structured within, the variety of countries, and not want to make them uniform. I don\u2019t think it will do that, it wasn\u2019t its intention, but be careful, because sometimes they come, and they throw projects like this one out there \u2026 Each country has its own peculiarity, but each country is open to the others. The European Union: its sovereignty, the sovereignty of brothers in a unity that respects the individuality of each country. And be careful not to be vehicles of ideological colonisation.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Vatican\u2019s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, also slammed the guidance, calling it a \u201ccancellation of our roots,\u201d and saying that such directives effectively work to deny the historical impact of Christianity on Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we know that Europe owes its existence and its identity to many influences,\u201d he said, \u201cbut we certainly cannot forget that one of the main influences, if not the main one, was Christianity itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Italy\u2019s conservative former deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini joined the criticism, mockingly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matteosalvinimi\/status\/1465303002827345929?s=20\">tweeting<\/a>, \u201cMary, the mother. John, the father. Long live the holy Christmas \u2026 I hope that in Europe, no one will be offended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recently leaked guidance titled \u201cUnion of Equality,\u201d European Union leaders advised members to \u201cavoid assuming that everyone is Christian\u201d during the Christmas season. To that end, the 30-page document, released by the EU equality commissioner, Helena Dalli, in late October, advised staff, \u201cNot everyone celebrates the Christian holidays, and not all Christians celebrate them on the same dates.\u201d Instead of saying, \u201cChristmas time,\u201d it instead recommended saying, \u201cHoliday times.\u201dThe guidelines also said members should try to avoid using names like \u201cMaria and John\u201d that originate in Christianity, and instead incorporate multicultural options like \u201cMalika and Julio.\u201dIn the face of widespread outcry and the censure of international figures, EU leadership backtracked. Dalli issued a public apology on November 30, saying, \u00a0\u201cThe guidelines clearly need more work. I therefore withdraw the guidelines and will work further on this document.\u201dStill, Pope Francis blasted the recommendations during a Dec. 6 papal press conference on a flight back to Rome, calling them an \u201canachronism\u201d of \u201cwatered-down secularism.\u201d\u201cIn history many, many dictatorships have tried to do so,\u201d he said of governments stripping religious language, adding, \u201cThink of Napoleon: from there\u2026 Think of the Nazi dictatorship, the communist one.\u201dThe pope went on to characterize the erasure of specifically Christian terms as \u201cideological colonization.\u201dBut this makes me think of something, talking about the European Union, which I believe is necessary: the European Union must take in hand the ideals of the founding fathers, which were ideals of unity, of greatness, and be careful not to take the path of ideological colonisation. This could end up dividing the countries and [causing] the European Union to fail. The European Union must respect each country as it is structured within, the variety of countries, and not want to make them uniform. I don\u2019t think it will do that, it wasn\u2019t its intention, but be careful, because sometimes they come, and they throw projects like this one out there \u2026 Each country has its own peculiarity, but each country is open to the others. The European Union: its sovereignty, the sovereignty of brothers in a unity that respects the individuality of each country. And be careful not to be vehicles of ideological colonisation.\u00a0The Vatican\u2019s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, also slammed the guidance, calling it a \u201ccancellation of our roots,\u201d and saying that such directives effectively work to deny the historical impact of Christianity on Europe.\u201cOf course, we know that Europe owes its existence and its identity to many influences,\u201d he said, \u201cbut we certainly cannot forget that one of the main influences, if not the main one, was Christianity itself.\u201dItaly\u2019s conservative former deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini joined the criticism, mockingly tweeting, \u201cMary, the mother. John, the father. Long live the holy Christmas \u2026 I hope that in Europe, no one will be offended.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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