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The Holy Spirit as part of the Holy Trinity is: ''Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Eternal and Equal'' (to the Father and the Son).
The Holy Spirit as part of the Holy Trinity is: ''Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Eternal and Equal'' (to the Father and the Son).
There is a key distinction between Western Christians and the Eastern Orthodox churches on a seemingly trivial, but extremely controversial, point. Western Christians believe that the Holy Spirit proceeds "from the Father ''and the Son'' In other words, He proceeds, not by way of generation, but by way of inspiration,<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07409a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia.]</ref> from the Father and the Son together, as from a single principle. The Eastern Orthodox omit the italicized language. They believe that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father ''through'' the Son. The disagreement between the East and West is sometimes known as the ''[[filioque]] controversy'', from the Latin word and enclitic for "and the Son," although such term may more properly apply to the [[Great Schism]] of 1054.
There is a key distinction between the Roman church and the Eastern Orthodox churches on a seemingly trivial, but extremely controversial, point. Western Christians believe that the Holy Spirit proceeds "from the Father ''and the Son'' In other words, He proceeds, not by way of generation, but by way of inspiration,<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07409a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia.]</ref> from the Father and the Son together, as from a single principle. The Eastern Orthodox omit the italicized language. They believe that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father ''through'' the Son. The disagreement between the East and West is sometimes known as the ''[[filioque]] controversy'', from the Latin word and enclitic for "and the Son," although such term may more properly apply to the [[Great Schism]] of 1054.
[[Image:Holy Spirit.jpg|thumb|The Holy Spirit inhabits all who desire its presence...]]
[[Image:Holy Spirit.jpg|thumb|The Holy Spirit inhabits all who desire its presence...]]