the 1995 Catholic–Orthodox statement of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

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Catholic magisterial document ecumenical document theological statement

The 1995 Catholic–Orthodox statement of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is an official ecumenical document that sought to resolve long-standing theological tensions between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, particularly regarding the procession of the Holy Spirit and the wording of the Nicene Creed.

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instanceOf	Catholic magisterial document ⓘ ecumenical document ⓘ theological statement ⓘ
addresses	Orthodox concerns about additions to the original Greek text of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ historical development of the Filioque in the Latin West ⓘ
aim	to address theological tensions between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches ⓘ to clarify Catholic teaching on the procession of the Holy Spirit in dialogue with Orthodox theology ⓘ to foster reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches ⓘ to promote mutual understanding regarding the wording of the Nicene Creed ⓘ
author	Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity ⓘ surface form: Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
concerns	doctrinal differences about the Filioque ⓘ interpretation of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son ⓘ legitimacy of different liturgical recensions of the Creed ⓘ
context	ongoing Catholic–Orthodox theological dialogue in the late 20th century ⓘ post–Second Vatican Council Catholic commitment to ecumenism ⓘ
date	1995 ⓘ
ecclesialStatus	official document of the Holy See ⓘ
goal	to provide a basis for further Catholic–Orthodox theological dialogue ⓘ to reduce doctrinal obstacles to full communion between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches ⓘ
influencedBy	Catholic–Orthodox theological discussions on the Filioque in the 20th century ⓘ Unitatis Redintegratio ⓘ surface form: Second Vatican Council decree Unitatis Redintegratio
intendedAudience	Catholic theologians ⓘ Orthodox theologians ⓘ bishops and pastors involved in ecumenical dialogue ⓘ
language	Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ
publisher	Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity ⓘ surface form: Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
recognizes	the legitimacy of the Latin theological tradition on the procession of the Holy Spirit when correctly understood ⓘ the normative authority of the original Greek text of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ
relatedTo	Catholic–Orthodox Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue ⓘ Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity ⓘ surface form: Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
religiousTradition	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
seeksToClarify	that different theological expressions can be complementary rather than contradictory ⓘ that the Filioque does not intend to deny that the Father is the sole source (arche) within the Trinity ⓘ
topic	Catholic–Orthodox relations ⓘ Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed ⓘ surface form: Filioque clause Nicene Creed ⓘ Trinitarian theology ⓘ ecumenism ⓘ procession of the Holy Spirit ⓘ

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Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed → clarifiedBy → the 1995 Catholic–Orthodox statement of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity ⓘ