Brownworth notes the official split came in 1054 over the Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed — whether the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son together or from the Father alone — but argues the two halves of Christendom had been drifting apart long before the barbarian invasions engulfed the West.
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Episode 17 (3 mentions)
Brownworth notes the official split came in 1054 over the Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed — whether the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son together or from the Father alone — but argues the two halves of Christendom had been drifting apart long before the barbarian invasions engulfed the West.
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