Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed

the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed

1. Alternative form of Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed.
   • 1830, George Stanley Faber, “Infallibility”, in The Difficulties of Romanism in Respect to Evidence: or The Peculiarities of the Latin Church Evinced to Be Untenable on the Principles of Legitimate Historical Testimony, 2nd edition, London: […] C[harles,] J[ohn,] G[eorge] & F[rancis] Rivington, […], →OCLC, book II (The Testimony of History against the Peculiarities of Romanism), pages 254–255:

     The Council of Ephesus, rated as the third Ecumenical Council, after a due recital of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed which defines the procession of the Holy Ghost simply from the Father, determined: that it was unlawful to introduce any other additional point of faith into that already solemnly recognised Symbol.

   • 1830, William Muenscher [i.e., Wilhelm Münscher], translated by James Murdock, “Procession of the Holy Spirit”, in Elements of Dogmatic History. […], New Haven, Conn.: […] A[biel] H[olmes] Maltby, →OCLC, part II (The History of Particular Doctrines), chapter II (Developement of Doctrines Not Before Defined), page 104:

     The addition [et filio] to the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, which first appeared in Spain, was continually more and more generally received, in the Latin churches, notwithstanding Pope Leo III. refused it his sanction.

   • 2001 May 19, Richard McBrien, “Essays in Theology: Church of England responds to document”, in Record-Journal, 134th year, number 139, Meriden, Conn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 5:

     Is it not enough, they [Anglican bishops] ask, that Anglicans who participate in a Roman Catholic Eucharist are able to recite the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed and make the various responses, including the grand “Amen” at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer?