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The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has issued a directive to ban Santa Claus and Christmas trees from all churches over the festive period. It is the first time in history that the Church has issued such a directive. But why such unprecedented action? Newsday asks the Rev. Ignatius Varnakulasingam in Colombo why these symbols don't have a place in church? (Photo: Sri Lankan Christians offer prayers during Christmas Mass in Colombo on December 25, 2009. Credit: LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty)
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