Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Lambeth Creed Changes - Where's the Filoque?

Here's an interesting item for you theology and church history buffs - At the Lambeth Conference the Anglican Church has dropped the "filoque" clause ("proceedeth from the Father and the Son" in Latin) from the Nicene Creed! This was done in an apparent effort to not offend Eastern Orthodox Christians, who use the original version of the creed before the filoque phrase was added by the Roman Catholic Church. This creedal addition has been a major stumbling block between the Eastern Orthodox and Western Christians since before the great schism. However, I think that the Anglicans' appointment of female bishops and homosexual clergy will also offend the Greek Orthodox churches -perhaps as much as the Filoque.

What do you think?

Hat Tip: Gentle Wisdom » Lambeth creed drops “and the Son”

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