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Thread: An abhorrent doctrine
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ChastMastr
Shipmate
# 716
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quote: Originally posted by IngoB: And the Orthodox bloody well oppose this teaching, because they know that this establishes the validity of the "filioque" unassailably.
Maybe they actually oppose this teaching because they don't believe it's true.
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mousethief
Ship's Thieving Rodent
# 953
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quote: Originally posted by ChastMastr: quote: Originally posted by IngoB: And the Orthodox bloody well oppose this teaching, because they know that this establishes the validity of the "filioque" unassailably.
Maybe they actually oppose this teaching because they don't believe it's true.
Tut, tut! If we believe anything it must be because we hate Catholics, not because we think it's true.
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orfeo
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Yes. It seems far more likely that Orthodox oppose the filioque because they don't believe the teaching, rather than opposing the teaching to avoid the filioque.
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