The Battle Against the Filioque in the West

Monk Filotheu Bălan's lecture from the conference: "On the Eighth Œcumenical Council: The Catholic Condemnation of the Filioque" that took place on March 14 - 16th, 2024 in Lake Guntersville, AL. The original title of his talk was: "The Historical Roots of the Acceptance of Heresy in the West."

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Monk Filotheu Bălan was consecrated at the Sihăstria Monastery, under the supervision of Archimandrite Fathers Cleopa Ilie and Ioanichie Bălan, and from 1999 at the Petru Vodă Monastery, under Archimandrite Father Justin Pârvu. Between 1996-2024 he was engaged in the research of the Orthodox patristic heritage, especially that of the legacy of St. Paisie Velichkovsky, on two branches - theological and musical - with the blessing and support of the Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bucovina. His research activity, spread throughout all the Romanian libraries, those of the Holy Mount Athos and of the world, has resulted in many writings, dozens of printed volumes, thousands of pages of unpublished musical scores, countless conferences and collaborations with many universities in the country and abroad.