I must admit that when I first heard of Bergoglio giving away the relics of St. Peter to the Orthodox patriarch I thought there was a misunderstanding. That article was from Gloria.tv and titled "Francis Gone Crazy? Dumps Saint Peter's Relics to Schismatics" and I was more than willing to conclude that there had been a misunderstanding - that perhaps he had simply lent the relics of St. Peter for veneration, although even that would have been bad enough.
I am indebted to Gregory DiPippo over at Novus Motus Liturgicus for clearing up a few points of irritation I have had with the whole notion of the Octave of Christmas. It has become fashionable to say that it only acquired the name of circumcision later and that traditionally it was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This would seem to vindicate at least in part NOChurch practice.