St Augustine, St Thomas Aquinas, and Rome's Case for the Filioque #filioque #churchhistory

Added: 2026-05-31

[00:00:00]Saint Augustine of Hippo, the Platonic doctor of the church, writing in 415 AD, said, "The Holy Spirit is common to both Father and Son." This is the Western argument. The Spirit is the eternal bond of love between Father and Son, proceeding from both as from one source, one principle, one act of spiration.

[00:00:28]In 1274, the Council of Lyon defined it as dogma. The Holy Spirit proceeds from Father and Son as from one principle and one spiration.

[00:00:42]Rome argues this is not an addition to the Creed, it is a clarification of what the Creed already contains.

[00:00:50]Whether that distinction is valid, that is the question the Scroll examines.

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