Folklore is invented and spread despite the efforts of the orthodoxy. They must embrace the folk tales or be overrun by them. That's why the Vatican will not say that any particular artifact is bogus, even though they won't necessarily say they are authentic.
They are selling the fairytale. Look at the popular Nativity Story they portray every Christmas. It's a mishmash of both stories, because neither one by itself makes for the popular "Disney" feel. You have to play to the masses to stay on top.
They are selling the fairytale. Look at the popular Nativity Story they portray every Christmas. It's a mishmash of both stories, because neither one by itself makes for the popular "Disney" feel. You have to play to the masses to stay on top.
