Elaborate.
Did not existed "autochtonous population" in Levant during iron age, but a great disturbance of population. Assyrians, babilonians and achemenids had the politic of exile and resettlement, many peoples were moved out Levant, while others were brought. At least it historic records tell us...
It is clear, the study call these samples "Levant", not "Canaanites".
Protestants read the Bible literally.
Despite catholics consider the Bible sacred and divine inspirited, they see and interpret the texts as allegories, some times not a real fact. Catholics rely in clerical authority and catechism to ratify the applicability of some text.
Today catholics are even using new translations of Bible, like
Jerusalem Bible, following new understanding of their faith.
Catholics dont believe in six day created universe literally, they see Genesis as an allegory.
CATHOLICS BELIEVE IN EVOLUTION.
I am more radical than an atheist, I am
ignostic.
Migration is a precept in Al'Quran, so many muslim claim with pride they came from distant lands to preach Islam, to claim be 'native' isn't the normal behavior of a muslim. Also as brazilian, most of my ancestry is non native to these lands, I just claim current usufructuarity.
With my own money, not with the money of contributor.
State to sponsor some religion is NAZIFASCISM.