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Syro-Malabar Church

Why are Syro-Malabar Catholics debating the ‘Filioque’ clause?

The second largest Eastern Catholic Church is debating the words of the Creed. But why?

Luke Coppen
Mar 05, 2024
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For centuries, Eastern and Western Christians have disputed the Filioque clause, the Latin phrase meaning “and from the Son” that Catholics say when they recite the Creed during the Eucharist on Sundays. 

The altar of a Syro-Malabar Catholic church. Logosx127 via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0).

The debate has often been fierce, but in the 21st century it rarely ge…

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