his ministers and military commanders gathered before him, saying that people’s doctrines had become confused and corrupt, that the teaching of Arius and of Macedonius now prevailed over the populace, and that the king must look into the matter, defend Christianity, and clarify the sound creed.
He therefore wrote to the patriarchs of Alexandria, Antioch, and Rome, and to the bishop of Jerusalem. They travelled to Constantinople with their bishops, all but the patriarch of Rome, who sent a letter setting out the orthodox creed.
Thus one hundred and fifty bishops assembled in Constantinople, the three patriarchs presiding. The king placed the Roman patriarch’s letter before them; it was judged correct and acceptable, although it asserted that the Holy Spirit is divine yet created and fashioned.
The patriarch of Alexandria then said, “For me, the Holy Spirit signifies nothing other than…"