Augustine did not invent Original Sin, since St Paul got there before him, but he and the African church under his influence invented the Western doctrine of Original Sin.
The phrase unum baptisma i
#4: Paddy:
Is Augustine really the man who invented the whole idea of Original Sin?
I don’t know enough about Augustine. But I don’t think it’s correct to say that he “invented” original sin
#10. I don’t see that this needs further elaboration from me here, Ger. I am not familiar with most of these groups or individuals, and find it difficult just now to predict the future.
Young peopl
I think you're really on to something there, Sean #9. Once again we're lucky to have a site where this kind of conversation is possible.
It's not hard to see how useful the Catholic message in genera
Pádraig McCarthy; Augustine is often credited ....
Pádraig, I have been thinking a lot about Augustine recently. Is he really the man who invented the whole idea of Original Sin?
I have been readi
Augustine is often credited with and/or blamed for “Just War theory.”
His writing on this must be taken in the context of his theology, and of the realities of his historical situation in the Roma
#6 & #7
1 John 4:4 'Children, you are from God and have overcome them, because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.'
'They who have been overcome' are the 'the spirits in the
This seems heartless and uncaring. I watched the funeral online, and thought it was prayerful and intimate, and the weather was good. Tony did say that it was held in the house due to circumstances ou
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September 21 2021Augustine did not invent Original Sin, since St Paul got there before him, but he and the African church under his influence invented the Western doctrine of Original Sin. The phrase unum baptisma i
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September 21 2021Thanks, Pádraig.
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September 21 2021#4: Paddy: Is Augustine really the man who invented the whole idea of Original Sin? I don’t know enough about Augustine. But I don’t think it’s correct to say that he “invented” original sin
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September 21 2021#10. I don’t see that this needs further elaboration from me here, Ger. I am not familiar with most of these groups or individuals, and find it difficult just now to predict the future. Young peopl
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September 21 2021I think you're really on to something there, Sean #9. Once again we're lucky to have a site where this kind of conversation is possible. It's not hard to see how useful the Catholic message in genera
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September 19 2021Brendan Cafferty. You have hit the nail on the head.
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September 21 2021Augustine is often credited with and/or blamed for “Just War theory.” His writing on this must be taken in the context of his theology, and of the realities of his historical situation in the Roma
America Magazine: Pope Francis responds to attacks from EWTN, other church critics: ‘They are the work of the devil.’
September 21 2021#6 & #7 1 John 4:4 'Children, you are from God and have overcome them, because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.' 'They who have been overcome' are the 'the spirits in the
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