To express it in the words of La Civiltà Cattolica: “That some customs and religious observances of the early Christians were closely related to certain pagan practices and ways is known to all scholars nowadays.
” La Civiltà Cattolica ” kirjutas: ” Seda, et algkristlaste mõned kombed ja usupühad olid tihedalt seotud mõningate paganlike tavade ning toimingutega, teavad kõik nüüdisaja õpetlased.