Because the distinctions are too subtle to be arguing over on a thread when the basics of faith are questioned. The Catholic Church sanctions the Creed without the filioque also when the flock prefers it that way.
"NONE of them challenged Kosta's earlier statement of the Orthodox view on the subject [of filioque]
Because the distinctions are too subtle to be arguing over on a thread when the basics of faith are questioned. The Catholic Church sanctions the Creed without the filioque also when the flock prefers it that way."
It is way too subtle indeed at one level, and rather dramatically important at another...but its not a subject the Protestants would be in the least interested in, certainly not on this thread. Its too bad that Agreed Statement is so long, because there's a good deal to ponder there but the bandwidth....