Catholic Word of the Day: KIRK, 04-17-13

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[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.

[Salvation]

And I always thought this was a boy's name!

[knarf]

This is like taping a sign to your back .. "Kick Me"

[Salvation]

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[Salvation]

LOL!

But it means “Church.”

Did you know that?

[dragonblustar]

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

[AnAmericanMother]

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."

[knarf]

Have YOU been to KIRK today ?

[knarf]

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"

[BlueDragon]

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

[Salvation]

Not yet.

[Salvation]

LOL!

[AnAmericanMother]

"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."

[AnAmericanMother]

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.

[iowamark]

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.

[AnAmericanMother]

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.