Which heresy did Augustine strongly oppose during his time as a bishop?
Donatism
Arianism
Nestorianism
Monophysitism
Answer
Augustine strongly opposed the Donatist heresy during his time as a bishop. Donatism was a schismatic movement in the early Christian church that believed only morally pure clergy could administer the sacraments. Augustine argued that the efficacy of the sacraments did not depend on the moral character of the clergy, but on the grace of God.
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