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Dear Sir:
I was given a pamphlet at a St. Patrick's Day parade. The pamphlet was from a Protestant church. They wanted to tell the "truth" about St. Patrick. Can you confirm or dispute these "facts"?
1. St. Patrick was not Catholic. He was a member of the Celtic Church which opposed the teachings of the pope.
2. The pope during St. Patrick's time in Ireland probably never heard of Patrick.
3. St. Patrick was never a bishop or other church clergyman. He was a simple preacher.
Thanks for any light you can shed on the life of St. Patrick.
Stan
Peace
dear Stan,
St Patrick is indeed a Catholic, at least according to his auto-
biography. He was a bishop. According to the same autobiography, his maternal grandfather was a priest and his paternal grandfather might have been a deacon after his paternal grandmother died.
His father is believed to have been a retired Roman senator, at the time St. Patrick was kidnapped at the age of 16 or 17.
Below is great article about the great Catholic, St. Patrick:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11554a.htm
your servant but Christ's first
George
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George A. Card,sfo, M.I
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I am willing to attempt to answer any question. If I don’t know the answer, I will look-up or pass the question on to friends for feed back. Beside Catholicism (especially the social/moral and the Eastern rites), I am well read on Mormonism and so-called Modern Christian Fundamentalism. Also I study Franciscan History as means of growing in my lay Franciscan calling to holiness in Christ.
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20+ years as the Justice and Peace Laison for my (local)Secular Franciscan Fraternity,22+ years public speaking on the Faith,and/or teaching CCD and Youth Retreats,a former Officer for K of C and my SFO Fraternity,still hold appointed offices in local SFO fraternity
Organizations
Catholic Church, Rome Rite
Secular Fraciscan Order
Knights of Columbus
The Men's Study (A local Catholic study group I co founded)
Others
Militia Immaculata(Knights of the Immaculate
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Local News Letters:Mostly my Poetry
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2 years of Minor Seminary
Bible and Adult Faith Studies and Seminars
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