I wasn’t talking about a subset of catholics celebrating in spring- Christmas, as celebrated by a majority of the world, is on December 24th and 25th depending on region. This date was decided upon by the Roman rewrites of the bible because it would align with the then winter solstice, which was already celebrated by the pagans. This made it an easier switch for all those who were converting, not changing their year plans around for a new religion.
What I mean by the birth of Jesus likely being in spring is that by historical records and stories, we can place the birth of Jesus Christ at some point during spring- I am not confusing this with his death, which likely happened during the eclipse of April 3. 33ACE.
I can most certainly steal the stories of religious figures- we can see many a pagan myth reflected in and appropriated into stories found in the bible- and also, the name and face of a character from a story can become something other than they were through societal change.
Therefore I am still stealing religious characters, be it Mary or Michael or Joan of arc, no one is safe from being turned.