Margaret Anne Cusack, An Illustrated History of Ireland, 1868. On a theological forum sponsored by Dr. Sproul’s ministry, a participant made the audacious statement that “Calvin and Luther did not teach anything that Augustine did not teach.” Such statements are severely misinformed. Love Street saw extensive redevelopment in the late 90s to comply with both the recommendations of the Taylor Report and SPL regulations and the ground eventually became a 10,866 seater venue.
Five hundred years after the Reformation, there are still painful divisions between Protestants and Catholics. [12] Patrick, “Letter to Croticus,” in Life and Writings of Saint Patrick, trans. It’s amazing how often the assertion is made, that the great Church father St. Augustine (354-430) was closer to Protestant beliefs than Catholic. [4] He founded the first church in Paisley, thought to be at Seedhill and after his death the shrine of Saint Mirin became a centre of pilgrimage. The following season, St Mirren competed in European competition for the first time and won their initial game 2–1 vs. 2 (2005): 256. The E/W split hadn’t yet occured, nor did the protesters break away. Also, one would think that Patrick would have mentioned that in his Confession. Perish the thought! I’ve written about various aspects of this hallowed myth many times. Most Protestant churches only practice two of these sacraments: baptism and the Eucharist (called Lord's Supper). Estate Agent. I am always amazed when Protestants make him out to be more protestant than Catholic. . I don’t have the quote handy - please someone post the quote!!! *]The canon of Scripture includes the Septuagint OT canon (deuterocanonicals, Apocrypha) [3] By doing so, I provide my own thoughts on the question that has resulted in much debate over the centuries: was Saint Patrick Protestant or Catholic? I’m not dissing the Catholic Church or anything - I’m one of the more conservative ones here. I didn’t think the early Christians had identified the original Chrisitian Church as “Catholic” - with a big “C,” yet. He is merely “Blessed” Augustine. For those whom you see doing penance have committed crimes, either adultery or some other enormities. This self-conscious Patrick, who introduces himself in his Letter to Croticus as “a sinner, very badly educated”[12] and as “least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many”[13] in his Confession, is far from the Saint Patrick of later myth. Mirin's Hill) near Coylton in Ayrshire are named after him. When I look at Protestant timelines of Church history it usually goes something like this: Jesus-Apostles-Augustine-Luther, they have no problem with the 400 year gap from Apostles to Augustine nor the 1100 year gap from Augustine to Luther. They remove the deuterocanonicals. According to the Evangelical view, this dogma contradicts statements in the Bible. Will they remove Matthew 16:18 and Revelations 12:1-5, etc? If you want to take pictures with your smartphone and quickly share beautiful results, you need effective image editing tools. For official apologetics resources please visit, The canon of Scripture includes the Septuagint OT canon (deuterocanonicals, Apocrypha), Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist (Lord’s Supper), Necessity of the Lord’s Supper for salvation, The communion of saints and saintly intercession. As well, the language that Patrick uses is accurate for the fifth century, and when he cited scripture, he used a mixed version of Old Latin and Vulgate, as was common at the time.[14]. It is noteworthy that St. Augustine is nearly alone in affirming absolute predestination. However, there is a St Mirin's Primary School in the Simshill area of the neighbouring city of Glasgow. There are rather several tens of thousands of different denominations around the world. Jacqueline Giesbrecht is an MA student in Religious Studies.
His contemporaries and those who followed him did not follow such a rigid system but allowed the freedom of the will. The 1890 season was a historic season for St Mirren, as they became founder members of the Scottish Football League along with fellow Paisley club Abercorn. When I was a Protestant, I once referred to the saints as members of “the Catholic Hall of Fame.” But in reading about their lives, I also wanted them on my team. At one of his ministry conferences, Dr. Sproul made the statement that (paraphrased), “Anyone who believes in Purgatory knows nothing of the Gospel.” The implications of Dr. Sproul’s extreme statement is that St. Augustine was not even a Christian…, Link to full article: willcoxson.net/faith/augprot.htm. In August 2010, the club confirmed Barrhead company Compass Private Hire would have their name displayed on the back of the first team players' shirts as well as on their shorts. [quote=mike182d]I thought it was “catholic,” though, with a little “c.”.