St. Patrick's day has been moved

[Graham]

....no I don't like Guinness Day...the day honours Patrick of Ireland, one of the greatest celtic evangelists of all time.

He didn't even drink Guinness!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Well, I won't be changing it,and I doubt whether our St.pats day committee will change it either.
Since Patrick wasn't Catholic, I don't think he would be bothered either, if he were here today!

Graham,

I know bring the discussion into the topic of religion is likely to get this thread closed, but in the interest of historical accuracy, I have to strongly disagree. Patrick was a Catholic bishop!

He even went to Rome in 441 to get approval from Pope Leo the Great for his mission to Ireland. The two of Patrick's writings that survive to this day, his Confessions and Letter to the Soldiers of Corodicus both attest to his Catholic faith, and in his canons that he drew up for the Church in Ireland he demanded that any dispute not settled on a local level be forwarded to Rome for resolultion.

Claiming Patrick wasn't Catholic is like claiming Jerry Falwell wasn't Baptist!