Hypocrasy of "Pope" slamming EU for swapping Christmas for 'watered-down secularism'

 "Pope" Francis, on Monday Dec. 6'2021, slamed the EU for their attempt to replace 'Christmas' with a  'watered down secularism'. (ref. CBNNEWS.com article "Dictatorships have tried to do this kind of thing': Pope slams EU for swapping Christmas for 'watered-down secularism'" by Steve Warren) 

BUT didn't the (RCC) Roman Katholika ( general) church do exactly that same thing when they meshed  a 'watered down paganized secularism' with the Truth by redefining the December 25 th (winter solstice) celebration as the "Christmas" (birth of Jesus) celebration...which included many rituals from the pagan religions that the peoples of the Roman Empire embraced?