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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The Latin phrase meaning ‘and the Son’, added in Western Christianity to the creed's statement about the Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 3.6 · Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Growth and Development of the ChurchThe Filioque controversy concerned wording in the Nicene Creed, a statement of Christian belief. The creed originally said that the Holy Spirit proceeds ‘from the Father’. Western Christianity added ‘and the Son’, which is Filioque in Latin.
Explain both aspects of the Filioque controversy: disagreement about the Holy Spirit and disagreement about the authority to change the creed.
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