by c.pio
Arcee Ofthepast
may ipapakita ako ha? tapos sabihin mo gago ang may
paniniwalang may santa.ipo post mayamaya ng kunti..hehehehe (I will show something? Then say ‘silly’ to
those who believe in the existence of Santa. I will post it a little while..
Lol)
Mr. Arcee
Ofthepast is a member of
Ang Dating Daan (Old Path) the Church of God International, a quasi-Christian
religion founded by Mr. Eli Soriano. He
started his argument by pointing out that the Catholic Church has a doctrine
that teaches the existence of ‘Santa Claus’.
When we coined the word ‘SANTA CLAUS’, he was referring to a mythical man
who resides at the North Pole and delivers gifts to people throughout the world
in the space of a few hours every 24th of December in each year. The
Church never believes nor teaches such mythical jolly red-man with magical flying
reindeer friends as portrait in modern secular world.
Who’s who?
Contrary
on their accusation, the Church honors a holy man named Saint Nicholas, he is not
a mythical man who has magic power that can travel around the globe to
distribute his Christmas presents, He is a real man (historical man) much
admired by many for his piety and kindness. He was a 4th century Greek
Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in Lycia, a province of the Byzantine Anatolia,
now in Turkey. Nicholas was famous for his generous gifts to the poor, in
particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian
with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes. He was very
religious from an early age and devoted his life entirely to Christianity. He
is the inspiration of modern day ‘Santa Claus’.
Saint Nicholas – Santa Claus
When
we say ‘SAINT’ especially the International language (English), dealing with
gender has no problem simply because this is a ‘NEUTER NOUN’; we can apply it
to a male or female’s name of Saint without any difficulty e.g. Saint Mary (a
female saint) or Saint Paul (a male saint).
But
this is not the case if you are in the Philippines; when you translate the
neuter noun ‘SAINT’ into a Filipino language, this will now categorize as a
Gender Noun: SANTA (for a female saint) and SANTO (for a male saint). Thus, it
is wrong to say Santo Maria or Santa Pablo.
Here
comes the argument: Knowing that he is a
male, why they use ‘SANTA’ after all?
The
name Santa Claus evolved from Nicholas' Dutch nickname, Sinter Klaas, a
shortened form of Sint Nikolaas (Dutch for Saint Nicholas)
English Name
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So
therefore, the word ‘santa’ in ‘santa claus’ was not a gender noun like the
‘Santa’ in Filipino; it is only how Americans in 17th century
pronounce the word ‘sinter’.
Fact: The mythical
character of this ‘santa claus’ was first introduce in 1822 by an Episcopal
Minister named Clement Moore "An
Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas". Moore's poem included such details as the
names of the reindeer; Santa Claus's laughs, winks; and he is largely
responsible for modern image of Santa Claus as a "right jolly old
elf" with a portly figure and the supernatural ability to ascend a chimney
with a mere nod of his head!
But
this member of Ang Dating Daan of Mama Eli keeps insisting that we are the creator
of this "right jolly old elf" during my exchange with him.
Arcee Ofthepast
I saw mommy kissing santa klaws...hehehehe
Arcee Ofthepast
eh tanga pala ang papa nyo..wala pala kayong doktrina
bakit nya pinaparactice ang santa? (Your
Pope is fool… since it is not in your doctrine why he practices Santa?)
Arcee Ofthepast
bakit nag co costume ng santa ang papa nyo kung hindi
pala naman kayo naniniwala..sino sa inyo ang manloloko at sino ang nagpapaloko?
(If you don’t believe, why your Pope wear
a Santa’s Costume .. who are liar and who are those who believe in lie?)
Arcee Ofthepast
KUNG TANGA AKO KASI NANINIWLA AKO SA SANTA...EH DI LALONG
TANGA ANG PAPA NYO KASI NAG COSTUME PA HAR HAR HAR (If I am a fool because I believe in Santa… your Pope much more fool
because he wears a Santa’s Costume)
Santa’s Hat or Camauro?
Santa’s Hat is something we all know
very well. That Red Hat with the Furry white trim and BIG POMPOM.
Papal Camauro |
Santa Hat |
Papal camauros are of red wool or velvet with white ermine trim and are worn, usually in winter, in place of the zucchetto, which in turn takes the place of the biretta worn by other members of the clergy. Like the biretta worn by lower clergy and the mortarboard worn by academics, the camauro derives from the academic cap (the pileus), originally worn to protect tonsured clerical heads from the cold. It is often worn with a shoulder winter cloak (mozzetta), also sometimes fur-lined. (Wikipedia.org)
The
mythical jolly red-man who wears Hat with the Furry
white trim and BIG POMPOM (known as
Santa’s hat) was first appeared in 1822 but the camauro has been part of the papal wardrobe
since the 12th century.
Where is the founder of ADD? He's hiding from authorities. Afraid to face multiple crimes he is to face in court.
ReplyDeleteWhat a "holy" man they so honored! Blind fools.
Well said brod. Catholic Defender. God bless
ReplyDeleteLorene Jeannette Martin Wielenga
ReplyDeleteThank you for this insightful and revealing post. Long live the Catholic faith against fools of the world. Long live the memory of St Nicholas.