Filioque controversy

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The Filioque controversy is a major theological dispute between the Eastern Orthodox and Western Catholic churches over the addition of the phrase "and the Son" to the Nicene Creed’s description of the Holy Spirit’s procession, contributing significantly to the East–West Schism.

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Filioque controversy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian doctrinal dispute
Trinitarian controversy
theological controversy
aroseOver addition of Filioque to the Creed in the West
concernsDoctrine procession of the Holy Spirit
concernsPhrase "and the Son"
concernsText Nicene Creed
Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
linked to: Nicene Creed
developedFrom local Western liturgical usage of Filioque
hasCanonicalIssue unilateral alteration of an ecumenical creed
hasEcclesiologicalAspect authority of ecumenical councils
papal authority
reception of doctrinal developments
hasEcumenicalImpact obstacle to full communion between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
hasGeographicalOrigin Western Europe
hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
hasKeyConcept Trinitarian relations of origin
double procession
monarchy of the Father
procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father
procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
hasLanguageContext Greek theology
Latin theology
hasLongTermEffect enduring division between Eastern and Western Christian theology
hasMainIssue Filioque clause
hasModernDevelopment Catholic openness to omitting Filioque in some ecumenical contexts
hasModernDialogue Joint international Catholic–Orthodox theological commissions
hasPhilosophicalAspect understanding of person and relation in the Trinity
hasPosition Eastern view that the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone
Western view that the Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son
hasScripturalDebate interpretation of John 15:26
interpretation of other Trinitarian passages
hasTheologicalField Trinitarian theology
pneumatology
involvesChurch Byzantine Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Latin Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Western Church
involvesCouncil Council of Florence
Council of Lyons II
Fourth Council of Constantinople (869–870)
Fourth Council of Constantinople (879–880)
Third Council of Toledo
involvesDocument Athanasian Creed
Western liturgical texts containing Filioque
relatedToEvent East–West Schism

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Decree of Union with the Greeks addresses Filioque controversy
Council of Constantinople 867 hasTopic Filioque controversy
Papal legates of Pope Leo IX relatedTo Filioque controversy