PELAGIAN HERESY
- DEFENCE OF FREEWILL - AD 386-430
- AD 386-430
- The Pelagian heresy originated by Morgan or Morien, 20th Abbot
of Bangor, being in truth nothing else than a revival of
Druidism, and the old Druidic ideas with regard to the nature
and freewill of man. Because of his principles and the hostility
towards them from those more closely linked to the new religion
of Rome, he resigned from Bangor and was sent by a synod
at Winchester, and went abroad to take on these issues direct
with the church authorities in Rome, as well as Africa,
and Jerusalem, finally returning to die in his native land after
the most eloquent, exemplary and authoritive attempt to preserve
the principle of freewill, mankind's primary requirement. Pelagius,
his Roman name, was born on the same day as his principle opponent
on this critical issue, Augustine of Hippo, Nov. 13, AD 354.
Augustine successfully promoted the Catholic principle of
original sin and divine grace, over freewill, and was killed
by Arian Christian Vandals in North Africa.
- It is
memorable that Pelagius, when 20th Abbot of Bangor, on receiving
an admonition from the bishops of Gaul and Italy, - the Bishop
of Rome included - on the latitudinarian nature of his principles,
returned it with the observation: - Sola in Britannia
Ecclesia Britannica jude - Only in Britain is the British Church
judged.
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