Catholicism and copy religion idealogy

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So I’ve been hearing (constantly) from people I know (atheist) that Catholicsm is some copy religion from ancient religions combined.

In no way do I believe this but I would like a way to be able to combat this with sound truth/facts.

Can anyone help me?
 
Ask them to substantiate their claims. And if they start listing traits of past gods/religions, ask them how they know that this is what people of those religions really believed. Often, traits will be arbitrarily assigned to gods in a dishonest attempt to disprove Christianity. Just because some say that Horus was supposedly born of a virgin doesn’t mean that, that’s how the story actually went.
Horus had a virgin birth (no intercourse) but not from a virgin woman. Although there are some differences in the myth. I heard that from another thread that people like Jesus, Mary etc. Are inspired from Roman and Greek religions. It sounds weird and I don’t agree with the claims
 
If they cannot or will not give you any sources, than do not let these claims bother you. Also, as Brittany said, it is hard to know exactly what ancient peoples believed, especially if they did not have a written language. Also, in ancient times different cults cross-pollonated each other and people accepted foreign gods into their own pantheons. Why would Christianity survive while none of these other hybrid religions did?
 
Also, in ancient times different cults cross-pollonated each other and people accepted foreign gods into their own pantheons. Why would Christianity survive while none of these other hybrid religions did?
Your words are comforting but I need sites, facts etc about some of the religions that were around before Christ that could be, in theory, related to Catholicsm, but can be easily dismissed as not related at all
 
Horus had a virgin birth (no intercourse) but not from a virgin woman. Although there are some differences in the myth. I heard that from another thread that people like Jesus, Mary etc. Are inspired from Roman and Greek religions. It sounds weird and I don’t agree with the claims
 
This document refutes the thought that Catholicsm is a mix of paganism. Thanks!
 
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