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World Lutheran and World Orthodox meet to acknowledge the Nicene Creed should be used as laid down in the Second Ecumenical Council without the addition of the filioque. And the Son.
This and other issues are at the heart of the papal reforms in the 11th century which lead to departure of Europe from the Orhodox Faith.
In a Common Statement of the Joint International Commission on Theological Dialogue between the LWF and the Orthodox Church, both partners “suggest that the translation of the Greek original (without the Filioque) be used in the hope that this will contribute to the healing of age-old divisions between our communities and enable us to confess together the faith of the Ecumenical Councils of Nicæa (325) and Constantinople (381).
https://lutheranworld.org/news/lutheran-orthodox-common-statement-filioque
