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Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches
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The theological underpinning for autocephaly rests on the concept of the Pentarchy, the historical notion that five ancient patriarchal sees (Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem) held preeminence. While the later schism with the Catholic Church (1054)) eliminated the primacy of Rome, the remaining ancient patriarchates formed the nucleus around which later autocephalies developed. In the contemporary understan…
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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Theological Foundations and Christology
Eastern Orthodoxy affirms the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed as the definitive statement of faith, with the notable exception of the Filioque clause. The Orthodox position holds that the Holy Spirit proceeds solely "from the Father," rejecting the Western addition that the Spirit proceeds "from the Father and the Son." This difference, established firmly by the Fourth Council of Constantinople (879–880), is considered a canon…