Where does this nonsense about the Apocrypha being canon start?
The Apocrypha is held in high esteem by the Roman Catholic Church, which was established during the reign of Emperor Constantine. Hardly "early" Christianity. And anyway, Catholics believe that Mary is some sort of goddess, and venerate her above the Lord Jesus Christ. Hardly "Christian".
And where are you getting the notion that Paul considered the Apocrypha "holy" in any way? The Apocrypha contradicts Scripture in several places, such as here:
"Water will quench a flaming fire; and alms maketh an atonement for sin" (Sirach 3:30)
"And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission." (Hebrews 9:22)
"For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul."
That's just one in a multitude of contradictions. The Apocrypha is a group of Catholic manuscripts that promote Catholic doctrine, but completely contradict Scripture (much like everything else they do)