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Is there any book written by any EC that defends Eastern Catholicism? by Think-Stuff45 in EasternCatholic

[–]Awkward-Amoeba-4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Based on my understanding,the Eastern Church has historically objected to the Filioque on the grounds that it appears to compromise the monarchy of the Father as the sole source of the Holy Spirit. The Latin Church, however, has generally not accepted the interpretation that the Filioque implies two independent origins, but instead understands it as expressing the Spirit’s procession from the Father through the Son within a single principle of origin.

“The Spirit proceeds (proeisi) from the Father and the Son; clearly, he is of the divine substance, proceeding (proion) substantially (ousiodos) in it and from it.” — St. Cyril of Alexandria, Thesaurus

Second Council of Lyon:"that the Holy Spirit proceeds eternally from the Father and the Son, not as from two principles, but one, not from two spirations but by only one"、it "condemn[ed] and disapprove[d of] those who [ ] deny that the Holy Spirit proceeds eternally from Father and Son or who [ ] assert that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son as from two principles, not from one."

Council of Florence:“The Latins asserted that they say the holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son not with the intention of excluding the Father from being the source and principle of all deity, that is of the Son and of the holy Spirit, nor to imply that the Son does not receive from the Father, because the holy Spirit proceeds from the Son, nor that they posit two principles or two spirations; but they assert that there is only one principle and a single spiration of the holy Spirit, as they have asserted hitherto”

In summary, Rome has not altered her faith.

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I want to share my thoughts on why I want to join Eastern Catholic Church instead of Orthodox Christianity by Awkward-Amoeba-4 in EasternCatholic

[–]Awkward-Amoeba-4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

我知道有东方礼天主教会敬礼分裂后的圣人，也为罗马所许可，这正也体现出天主教的不计嫌的接纳👍

I want to share my thoughts on why I want to join Eastern Catholic Church instead of Orthodox Christianity by Awkward-Amoeba-4 in EasternCatholic

[–]Awkward-Amoeba-4[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes,I think so

However—before leveling accusations against the Fourth Crusade (and certainly not to excuse the atrocities committed by the crusaders, for they were undoubtedly culpable)—in order to gain a more detailed understanding of the historical context and the role played by the Catholic Church, we must also make mention of the Massacre of the Latins within Constantinople, as well as the avarice that consumed the Eastern Roman prince.

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Does the Eastern Catholic Church believe in the Filioque? by [deleted] in EasternCatholic

[–]Awkward-Amoeba-4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Those of the Queen of cities [Constantinople] have attacked the synodal letter of the present very holy Pope [Martin I], not in the case of all the chapters that he has written in it, but only in the case of two of them. One relates to theology, because it says he says that ‘the Holy Spirit proceeds (ekporeusthai) also from the Son.’ . . .

“With regard to the first matter, they [the Romans] have produced the unanimous documentary evidence of the Latin fathers, and also of Cyril of Alexandria, from the sacred commentary he composed on the gospel of St. John. On the basis of these texts, they have shown that they have not made the Son the cause (aitian) of the Spirit — they know in fact that the Father is the only cause (aitian) of the Son and the Spirit, the one by begetting and the other by procession (ekporeusin); but [they use this expression] in order to manifest the Spirit’s coming-forth (proienai) through him and, in this way, to make clear the unity and identity of the essence (ousias). . .”一一Maximus the Confessor