To: Augustinian monk
His father was a Christian deacon and his grandfather a clergyman in the ancient church of Britain, which had never come under the yoke of Rome. History check. The "ancient church of Britain" was founded by the Romans, all myths about its alleged foundation by Joseph of Arimathea notwithstanding. The first Christians in Britain were Romans.
Britain was a Christian and Catholic country by the time Roman authority fell apart in the 5th century.
8 posted on
03/05/2007 12:17:28 PM PST by
Campion
("I am so tired of you, liberal church in America" -- Mother Angelica, 1993)
To: Campion; Augustinian monk
You could actually make a good case that Ireland and St. Patrick used to be Orthodox. They celebrated Easter according the the Orthodox calendar, not the Latin, for a while (see the Venerable Bede).
14 posted on
03/05/2007 12:35:03 PM PST by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
To: Campion; Augustinian monk
I am sorry to note that my former brethren the Anglicans spent a lot of time trying to foster the myth of an independent and separate "Celtic Church" in order to prop up their own legitimacy, since they had been slammed by Rome in
Apostolicae Curae and their apostolic succession and holy orders declared invalid.
This dog not only won't hunt, I'm not sure it's still breathing.
24 posted on
03/05/2007 1:03:22 PM PST by
AnAmericanMother
((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
To: Campion
If St. Patrick was a Baptist, Ireland would be full of Baptists today. There are lot's of Catholics there, a fair number of Anglicans (mostly of English rather than Irish descent) and some Presbyterians. However, there are NO BAPTISTS TO SPEAK OF. This is one of the funniest things I've ever read.
27 posted on
03/05/2007 1:09:45 PM PST by
wagglebee
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