The Confessions of Saint Augustine

[biscuit1953]

I ordered a copy of The Confessions of Saint Augustine because while watching a clip by R.C. Sproul he strongly recommended that every Christians should read it. I am about halfway through it now but notice how strongly he endorses the Catholic Church and the necessity of baptism. I know Augustine is supposed to be a major figure in Christianity but why would a Reformed leader like R.C. Sproul so strongly endorse him if he is wrong about salvation as taught by the Catholic Church and baptism being necessary. I understand John MacArthur understood baptismal regeneration to be a damnable heresy but I don’t know if Sproul went quite that far but, he did consider it a grave error in soteriology. Why is Augustine so highly regarded by so many?