Let us say it without fear: Merry Christmas!
Rebel Against Religious Relativism
Christmas is not a generic “winter holiday.” It is the historical, objective celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity. Yet every year at this time, the scourge of relativism rears its ugly head.
Over the next few weeks, you’ll hear plenty of “Happy Holidays” and “Season’s Greetings.”
Three popes have spoken clearly on this. Saint John Paul II urged: “Do not be afraid to call this feast by its name: Christmas, the birth of the Savior!” Pope Benedict XVI warned that neutral greetings are part of a broader effort to push Christianity to the margins. Pope Francis has been equally direct: “Let us say it without fear: Merry Christmas!”
Choosing a neutral phrase over “Merry Christmas” is, at root, religious relativism. It elevates the fear of offending someone above the duty to proclaim the truth.
You and I, with two small words, can either diminish the public witness of the Incarnation or proclaim it boldly.
Say it clearly. Say it joyfully. Say it without apology:
Merry Christmas!
It's the only holy day that the present age refuses to acknowledge with the correct wish. I think it's less about religious relativism and more about protesting the root of our civilization. Because if it were, then we would hear Merry Christmas as we hear our leaders fervently exclaim "Ramadan Mubarak". So it's worse -- it's intentionally avoiding the divine truth -- our Christian faith.
SOOO true............."elevates the fear of offending someone above the duty to proclaim the truth" Very well said!