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To: FormerLib

The filioque was never required in the Eastern Churches, but only agreement to its truth. See the discussions at the Councils of Lyons II and Florence.


11 posted on 10/17/2005 10:35:14 AM PDT by gbcdoj (Let us ask the Lord with tears, that according to his will so he would shew his mercy to us Jud 8:17)
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To: gbcdoj
The filioque was never required in the Eastern Churches, but only agreement to its truth.

That's rather odd as I've met some Byzantine Rite Catholics who deny it is true at all.

18 posted on 10/17/2005 5:26:01 PM PDT by FormerLib (Kosova: "land stolen from Serbs and given to terrorist killers in a futile attempt to appease them.")
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