May I jump in here?
I hate to see the way this conversation has gone. We used to tell my kids to kiss and makeup all of the time. We did not allow them to be angry with one another. Well it sure paid off. They are 15, 17 and 18 now and you would find it hard to find 3 teenagers who get along as well as these.
As for the argument remember 2 saints of old that had a very deep disagreement. I am sure that Peter and Paul are sitting at Jesus table now just loving up on each other.
As for the issue: First it is only sin if you realize it is sin. None of us were perfect when we first met Jesus. He starts cleaning as we spend time in his word. Suffer the exhortation of the word. When I was a child I new nothing about Halloween but that it was fun and I got lots of candy and everyone was involved. Children today are no different. I on the other hand hate Halloween now simply because it is a night that glorifies so much evil. I know that on this night there are not just animal sacrifices but that the satanic cult does child sacrifices as well and I have heard of women sacrificed as well but not sure about that one.
There was a satanic priest who was interviewed by a pastor, not sure of the name now as it was a while ago. This priest said it was the goal of the Satanic church to have 365 child sacrifices around the globe on Halloween 2000. I am sure they met their goal. I have a very hard time celebrating such a day by following the crowd. I am sure that God weeps every Halloween as He witnesses the evil on that day.
However, when little Betty-Sue dresses up as a princess and her brother dresses up as even a devil in ignorance and goes out to enjoy the festivities I don't think God holds it against them. They are ignorant of the gory details. The same goes with the adults who are so ignorant. There is a huge gap here that is full of grace.
Christmas, Sunday worship, Easter etc are all demonic if you search the roots and what it has turned into. That is a fact Jack, but most people still celebrate these. Halloween is far worse in that it has killing people included.
Grace grace grace...... Thank God for grace.
We live by our convictions and in fellowship with God though the blood atonement of the son that cleanses us from all sin. Not that we should remain in sin when conviction comes but that we are not yet all knowledgeable. We can become religious to the point that we are no longer capable of walking in love. That is a danger we all face.
As for the Vatican, do you know that the priests do child sacrifices in the tunnels below the Vatican? They might say one thing is good but they practice 10 others to nullify the one. Rev 18 tells them to come out of her less you partake of her sin. So there are Christian Catholics but God is calling them out of her.
Please kiss and make up for Jesus sake. That is his desire for you.