| Resolution Number: | 1979-B107 | |
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| Title: | Prepare Explanatory Material on the Filioque Clause | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted and Amended | |
| Final Text: | ||
Resolved, That this 66th General Convention supports the Anglican Consultative Council's request that the Anglican members of the Anglican-Orthodox Joint Doctrinal Discussions prepare explanatory material and be responsible for any necessary consultation with other Churches on the filioque clause of the Western tradition, including consultation with the Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal Commission, and that the Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations be directed to make material available to enable and encourage the members of this Church to give serious attention to this issue in preparation for the next General Convention; and be it further
Resolved, That issues raised by the Diocese of San Joaquin concerning an alleged mistranslation of the Nicene Creed text with respect to the relationship of the Holy Spirit to the Virgin Mary in the birth of Christ be referred to the Committee on Theology for report and a future meeting of this House.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 1979 (New York: General Convention, 1980), p. C-55. |
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