Filioque

==Nicene Creed==
The Nicene Creed as amended by the Second Ecumenical Council held in Constantinople in 381 includes the section:

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| {{lang|grc|Καὶ εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, τὸ Κύριον, τὸ ζῳοποιόν}} || {{lang|la|Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem,}} || And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the giver of life,
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| {{lang|grc|τὸ ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς ἐκπορευόμενον,}} || {{lang|la|qui ex Patre procedit,}} || who proceeds from the Father,
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| {{lang|grc|τὸ σὺν Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ συμπροσκυνούμενον καὶ συνδοξαζόμενον,}} || {{lang|la|qui cum Patre, et Filio simul adoratur, et cum glorificatur,}} || who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
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The controversy arises from the insertion of the word {{lang|la|Filioque}} ("and the Son") in the line:

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| {{lang|grc|τὸ ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς '''{{em|καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ}}''' ἐκπορευόμενον,}} || {{lang|la|qui ex Patre '''{{em|Filioque}}''' procedit,}} || who proceeds from the Father '''{{em|and the Son}}''',        
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