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The Catholic Church does not officially teach that Jesus was born on December 25th as a proven historical fact.
Instead, the Church uses December 25th as the traditional liturgical date to celebrate Christmas.
Key facts about the Catholic perspective:
No historical proof: The Bible does not give a specific date or year for Jesus's birth, and the Catholic Church acknowledges that the exact historical date is unknown.
Theological calculation: The date was chosen partly through ancient symbolic calculations. Early Christian writers calculated that Jesus was conceived on March 25th (which they also linked to the date of His crucifixion), placing his birth nine months later on December 25th.
Focus on the Incarnation: Accordingly, the Church commemorates the event on this day to honor the reality of the Incarnation (God becoming man) rather than making a dogmatic claim about a calendar day.
Primarily, the Bible has this to say regarding the Birth of Jesus:
1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled.
2 This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
3 So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town.
4 And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
5 to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
6 While they were there, the time came for her to have her child,
7 and she gave birth to her Firstborn Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock.
9 The Angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear.
10 The Angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
11 For today in the city of David a Savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord.
12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”
13 And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:
14 “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” (Luke 2:1-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/2
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