[Magdalen] Philiowhy? - Re: Philiioque

Grace Cangialosi gracecan at gmail.com
Wed Sep 14 01:42:15 UTC 2016


Thanks for correcting the spelling, Michael--it's been driving me crazy!

On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 8:25 PM, Michael Canning <mjbcanning at gmail.com>
wrote:

> In our "new" Book of Alternative Services (1985), we have the filioque
> omitted with this explanation:
> "The words “and the son” (filioque) have been removed from the Nicene Creed
> in accordance with the Lambeth 1978 Statement: The Conference . . .
> requests that all member Churches of the Anglican Communion should consider
> omitting the Filioque from the Nicene Creed, and that the Anglican-Orthodox
> Joint Doctrinal Commission through the Anglican Consultative Council should
> assist them in presenting the theological issues to their appropriate
> synodical bodies and should be responsible for any necessary consultation
> with other Churches of the Western tradition.
> General Synod meeting at Peterborough in 1980 stated that the omission of
> the filioque does not imply a change of doctrine or belief on the part of
> the Anglican Church."
> Blessings,
> Michael
>
> On 13 September 2016 at 15:55, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Communion_and_
> > ecumenism#/media/File%3AFond-du-lac-circus.preview.jpg
> >
> > On Tuesday, September 13, 2016, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > There is that infamous picture of a "catholic" congress sponsored by
> > > the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac.  It shows 25 or  so assembled
> > > Episcopal bishops all in copes & mitres, which in itself was a  shock
> > > to much of TEC in 1922(?), but also has a number of crowned Orthodox
> > > in the picture, including the bishop who later became Saint Tikhon.
> > >
> > > The OCA has rued that day and picture ever since.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Blessings, peace and strength,
> Michael+
>



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Grace Cangialosi
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