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Catholic Word of the Day: KIRK, 04-17-13
Catholic Reference.net ^ | 04-17-13 | Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

Posted on 04/17/2013 9:19:46 AM PDT by Salvation

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KIRK

Name applied to the Church of Scotland at the Western Assembly. It is also used instead of the word "church" to distinguish the Established Church of Scotland from the Catholic, Anglican, and reformed churches. It is the form also used in parts of Northern England. (Etym. Anglo-Saxon cirice, circe, church.)

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.


TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; History; Theology
KEYWORDS: catholic
And I always thought this was a boy's name!
1 posted on 04/17/2013 9:19:46 AM PDT by Salvation
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To: Salvation
This is like taping a sign to your back .. "Kick Me"


2 posted on 04/17/2013 9:22:22 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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3 posted on 04/17/2013 9:22:52 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: knarf

LOL!

But it means “Church.”

Did you know that?


4 posted on 04/17/2013 9:24:13 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

I can’t help but think of Captain Kirk too.


5 posted on 04/17/2013 9:26:06 AM PDT by dragonblustar
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To: Salvation
And then there's the Church of Scotland (a/k/a the Kirk) as compared to the Free Church of Scotland (a/k/a the Wee Frees).

"The Wee Kirk, the Free Kirk,
The Kirk w'oot the steeple.
The Auld Kirk, the cauld Kirk,
The Kirk w'oot the people."

6 posted on 04/17/2013 9:26:06 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: Salvation

Have YOU been to KIRK today ?


7 posted on 04/17/2013 9:26:55 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: Salvation
Wait a minute ... it's not a name applied ... it's a friggin' WORD from a dialect.

Kind'a like tomayto and tomahto.

"kick Me"

8 posted on 04/17/2013 9:29:59 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: knarf

My kirk is better than your kirk. my kirk is the only true kirk. my kirk can beat your kirk up.


9 posted on 04/17/2013 10:05:13 AM PDT by BlueDragon (drinking tea leads to right wing racism. gospel according to chrissy the sissy matthews)
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To: knarf

Not yet.


10 posted on 04/17/2013 12:49:35 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: AnAmericanMother

LOL!


11 posted on 04/17/2013 12:50:50 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: knarf
"braid Scots" is not merely a dialect.

It is a separate language and was so as far back as the 16th century, when the (Catholic) Bishop of Aberdeen upbraided John Knox for writing in English, instead of "the braid Scots whilk my mither lernit me."

12 posted on 04/17/2013 12:53:53 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: Salvation
My maternal grandparents were Scots Presbyterians of the Auld Licht/ Old Side variety (not to be confused with the Wee Frees).

I am probably the only Episcopalian child EVER to receive a copy of the Westminster Catechism at my Confirmation. And then I went and "Paped" on them . . . they would be scandalized if they knew.

13 posted on 04/17/2013 1:03:46 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

Great diagram. I would guess that the many schisms from the 1830’s to 1860’s involved the slavery issue. The splits in America’s churches between pro and anti-slavery types were a precursor to the split in the Union.


14 posted on 04/17/2013 11:02:57 PM PDT by iowamark
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To: iowamark
The big split as a result of the WBTS was the 1861 departure of the Confederate Presbys from the "Old School" and the United Synod departure from the "New School" (although that was a much smaller group.) Most of the other schisms were purely doctrinal or governance-related (e.g. the Cumberland Presbys who had some theological differences but mostly didn't want preachers to have to have a theology degree - not unreasonable for folks on the frontier). This is unlike say the Methodist Church North/South split which was almost entirely a result of the WBTS.

Doctrinal disputes in the Presbyterian Church are practically a national sport. That's one reason why their preaching is so good.

15 posted on 04/18/2013 7:48:17 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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