filoque revisited

[Amandine]

my friend and I were going over an overview of the history of the church, and he said:
"but there are a couple of things to note at this time. at the council of ephesus in 431 or so it was declared that no change could be made onto the creed"

Is this true? What defense would one have for that? :o
-Catherine

 

[Roald]

I remember this when I was doing research on my thesis. From my understanding, the brunt of the argument that the representatives of the East made against the filoque at the Council of Florence was that it was improper by canon law for anything to be added to the Creed. Both sides came to agreement that it wasn't heretical at all, as long as translations were made carefully.

I haven't seen a Catholic Church response to this issue.

 

[nyj]

Is this true?

I'd have to see exactly what was said by the Council.

What defense would one have for that?

The Filoque was added to combat major heresy, which is always why doctrine is further developed.