Halloween undermines eternal truths of Christian faith, says Argentinean bishop

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct 29, 2006 / 22:00 pm

In all letter to the faithful of his diocese, Bishop Rinaldo Fidel Bredice of Santa Rosa said the pagan feast of Halloween undermines the eternal truths of the Christian faith, and he exhorted Catholics to celebrate worthily the feasts of All Saints and November 1 and of All Souls on November 2.

“The preaching of the truth is our weapon: let us take advantage of the Feast of All Saints and the Memorial of All Souls to proclaim the four last things: death, judgment, hell, and heaven,” Bishop Bredice explained.

“Let us be encouraged to carry out the work of mercy of ‘praying for the dead’ (through personal prayer, the recitation of the Holy Rosary, holy hours offered in reparation, and most importantly, the Holy Mass), to visit their tombs in order to honor our roots and become aware of the temporariness of our lives on this earth.  Thus we will be enlightening our brothers and sisters in the faith and all men and women of good will,” the bishop stated.

Lastly, Bishop Bredice included an “attachment about Halloween in order to point out the errors and to be able to explain the truth.”  The bishop asked Catholics in Buenos Aires to spread his message to others “so that many others can discern and not observe this pagan feast.”