Yeah the Pope was kinda the final straw, long before the great schism became official. I still wouldn't say Christmas originated anywhere else, only that European (and later US) culture camouflaged it too much. The EO tradition is starkly different. I hope to be able to experience that liturgy sometime.
Yeah the Pope was kinda the final straw, long before the great schism became official. I still wouldn't say Christmas originated anywhere else, only that European (and later US) culture camouflaged it too much. The EO tradition is starkly different. I hope to be able to experience that liturgy sometime.