Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed

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Christological controversy Trinitarian doctrine doctrinal addition to the Nicene Creed theological doctrine

The Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed is a Western-added phrase asserting that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, which became a major theological and ecclesiastical point of contention between Eastern and Western Christianity.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christological controversy → Trinitarian doctrine → doctrinal addition to the Nicene Creed → theological doctrine →
acceptedBy	Anglican Communion → Roman Catholicism → surface form: "Roman Catholic Church" many Lutheran churches → many Reformed churches → most Protestant churches →
addedTo	Western versions of the Nicene Creed →
asserts	that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son →
associatedWith	Latin Rite → surface form: "Latin Church" Roman Catholicism → surface form: "Roman Catholic Church" Western Christianity →
centralTo	East–West Schism →
clarifiedBy	the 1995 Catholic–Orthodox statement of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity →
classifiedAs	a Western interpolation by many Eastern theologians →
concerns	the procession of the Holy Spirit →
considered	a major theological point of contention between Eastern and Western Christianity →
contrastsWith	the original phrase “who proceeds from the Father” alone →
criticizedFor	being added to the Creed without an ecumenical council →
debatedAt	Council of Florence →
defendedBy	Roman Catholic magisterial documents →
discussedIn	Catholic–Orthodox theological dialogues →
firstClearlyAttestedIn	Latin councils in Spain →
hasDoctrinalBasisIn	Augustinian Trinitarian theology →
hasEcclesiologicalDimension	because it raises questions about authority to alter ecumenical creeds →
hasFormulation	“qui ex Patre Filioque procedit” in Latin →
hasLanguage	Latin →
hasLiteralMeaning	and from the Son →
historicallyLinkedTo	anti-Arian controversies in the West →
implicates	the concept of the monarchy of the Father → the relationship between economic and immanent Trinity →
influences	Western liturgical and catechetical formulations of the Trinity →
modifies	the article on the Holy Spirit in the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed →
notPresentIn	original Greek text of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed of 381 →
omittedIn	the Greek text of the Creed used in Eastern Orthodox liturgy →
opposedBy	Greek Church Fathers’ emphasis on the Father as sole arche (principle) of the Trinity →
rejectedBy	Assyrian Church of the East → Eastern Orthodox Christianity → surface form: "Eastern Orthodox Church" Oriental Orthodoxy → surface form: "Oriental Orthodox Churches" most Eastern Catholic Churches in their liturgical recitation →
relatesTo	Trinitarian relations → doctrine of the Trinity →
sometimesOmittedIn	modern ecumenical liturgical texts →
subjectOf	ongoing ecumenical negotiations between Catholics and Orthodox →
usedIn	Third Council of Toledo →
viewedByEasternTheologyAs	a distortion of the monarchy of the Father →
viewedByWesternTheologyAs	a clarification of the Spirit’s relation to the Son →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Council of Florence → definedDoctrineOn → Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed →

this entity surface form: "Filioque"

Third Council of Toledo → doctrine → Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed →