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To: HarleyD
"While the Orthodox accept the Nicene Creed in what they consider the "early form", they reject what they consider the "later text"."

Not what we "consider" the "early form", it is actually the original Nicene Creed as adopted by the Councils. That's just a fact, Harley. What the Latin Church and virtually all Protestants say, because you got it from the Latin Church, is a later version designed to address Arianism. For centuries it was condemned but eventually the Franks forced its acceptance on the Western Church. The Pope today, of course, uses the original form when praying with Orthodox hierarchs and people. As I understand it, the original Greek form is also used by the Latin Church for catechesis.

118 posted on 05/26/2011 7:24:45 PM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated)
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To: Kolokotronis
Not what we "consider" the "early form", it is actually the original Nicene Creed as adopted by the Councils. That's just a fact, Harley.

I'm just quoting the Greek Orthodox's website.

123 posted on 05/27/2011 2:13:42 AM PDT by HarleyD
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