To: ELS
And did you miss this?
Pope Benedict XVI has underscored that the teachings of St. Augustine are a path seeking unity with the Orthodox.
Sorry, divisions do not equal unity.
As much as I respect the brilliance of Blessed Augustine's mind, a lot of his writings had bad results, like Calvinism.
10 posted on
09/04/2009 11:00:46 AM PDT by
Martin Tell
(ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it)
To: Martin Tell
Sorry, divisions do not equal unity. Uh...we know. The Pope knows.
That is why they're talking about it. It's an issue which needs to be resolved.
What's the point of discussing something that you both agree upon?
12 posted on
09/04/2009 11:26:25 AM PDT by
marshmallow
("A country which kills its own children has no future" -Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
To: Martin Tell
As much as I respect the brilliance of Blessed Augustine's mind, a lot of his writings had bad results, like Calvinism. Which, you'd think, would have prompted a headline like "Pope Benedict points to St. Augustine as source of unity with Calvinists" but nooooooooo.....
13 posted on
09/04/2009 12:12:25 PM PDT by
Alex Murphy
(One man, alone! Betrayed by the country he loves, now its last hope in their final hour of need!)
To: Martin Tell
As much as I respect the brilliance of Blessed Augustine's mind, a lot of his writings had bad results, like Calvinism. I'm not sure if I subscribe to that evaluation. One could handily point to Christ as dividing the Jews and leading to denominationalism with his own disciples (despite St. Paul's admonishments).
15 posted on
09/04/2009 6:11:09 PM PDT by
TradicalRC
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To: Martin Tell; ELS
As much as I respect the brilliance of Blessed Augustine's mind, a lot of his writings had bad results, like Calvinism. The same could be said of Saint Paul's epistles.
Faulty interpretation is the result of the one doing the interpreting, NOT the author.
18 posted on
09/04/2009 6:32:09 PM PDT by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: Martin Tell
I’m sorry brother, but it’s silly to lay the blame for Calvinism at the feet of Blessed Augustine. That’s like laying the blame for the holocaust at the feet of Martin Luther because Hitler used some quotes.
20 posted on
09/04/2009 7:34:48 PM PDT by
arielguard
(Fasting without prayer is vainglory.)
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