His terminology doesn't offend me at all. He just doesn't know Greek and thinks begotten means proceed (or perhaps better takes its essence from) or take means proceed. But then again, Latin isn't Greek. Is there really any point in continuing this discussion. For reasons best known and sufficient to you you left Orthodoxy and embraced Roman Catholicism. I wouldn't expect anything less from you than that which you have posted. But it is highly unlikely, is it not, that you would now want to concede that perhaps in this area of the Faith Rome might have it wrong? I'm not condemning you for that at all; in fact I think its both natural and appropriate. But 96 posts into this matter, and considering where we are all coming from, indicates to me that we're going nowhere except unfortunately into a rather contentious place which will advance the theosis of none of us. God Bless you.
I gained a better understanding of the Orthodox concept of the Holy Trinity and thus was able to better understand the Catholic concept of the same. You, with others, successfully demonstrated to me that the Filioque is a substantial problem in ecumentism. We both progressed.