Priest 'ruins Christmas' for kids

...because we all know that lying to kids is always the right thing to do especially for a priest..

I used to see Christmas as a farce but now I don't care that Christmas isn't really Christ's birthday or all the other historical truths. I care about the look on my children's faces when we decorated our tree, their joy when opening their presents, and their excitement all through December as they wait for the magic of Christmas Eve. I also care about how adults can set their problems aside for a little while and think of others. Santa is The Spirit Of The Season. MERRY CHRISTMAS :)

How can you say Christmas isn't meant for children? You mean Santa Clause, decorated trees, presents under the tree, Rudoff The Red Nosed Raindeer, Santa in a big red suit, etc. etc. is just for adults? Come on!

I am sorry about the truth young children...now just come a little closer, it will all be alright!?!?

I think that is up to the parent to tell the kids about Santa not being real unless the parents think Santa is real, and that right there would be a big mess.

Religion really isn't for children anyway
so I don't think he did anythign wrong.

Rather hypocritical for a priest.

Next, someone needs to tell him that God and Jesus are inventions that have nothing to do with reality.

Then he can go home crying to his mother.

That is like the pot exposing the kettle for being black.

If people of other or no faith can get through the holiday season without breaking some kid's heart, why can't he? True believers really give me a hesitant moment sometimes. You know that pause while you try to wrap your brain around something that makes no sense.

He's an educated adult. He knew damn well what effect his attact on Santa would have on those children. He's a jerk.

Bad Santa.

Well, let's face it. This certainly isn't the worst thing that a priest has done to children.

let the kids have their fun while it lasts... JERK

Wow, usually they don't even talk about Santa in church. It's usually a service that revolves around the Birth of Christ and what happened before, etc.
They light the advent wreath and sing Christmas songs about God.

But Father Dino could not have imagined the scorn that would be heaped upon him after he told children at mass that neither Father Christmas - nor the kindly witch called the Befana who provides presents at New Year to Italian children - really exist.

The priest said he had never intended to hurt anyone, but it was his duty to distinguish the reality of Jesus from the story of Father Christmas which was a fable just like Cinderella or Snow White.

Will he tell the children the truth about the other Father too?

"That's me in the corner, loosing my religion."