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From: conan@sizzlean.berkeley.edu (David Cruz-Uribe)
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Subject: Re: Athanasian Creed
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Date: 23 Jun 91 01:34:23 GMT
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In article <Jun.11.22.48.21.1991.24070@athos.rutgers.edu> johne@midas.wr.tek.com (John Ewing) writes:
>
>			Athanasian Creed
>			----------------
>			(Quicunque Vult)
>

[Most of the creed deleted to save space.]

>The Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son,
>  neither made nor created nor begotten
>    but proceeding.

Is this the original formulation of Athanasius?  If I read it correctly,
it seems to say that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son,
the traditional Western position.  How does this impact on the long-standing
(and IMHO not terribly important*) Filioque debate?

Yours in Christ,

David Cruz-Uribe, SFO

*  By not terribly important, I mean in the grand scheme of things.  It
certainly has consequences for any dialogue between Orthodox and Roman