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Originally Posted by Phibrizzo
How can you interpreted the holy trinity in another way (sorry Catholic here) and for what I know of other religions is always the same doctrine about it.
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The basic premise is the same, but the exact relations between the Father, Son, and Spirit is still in dispute among the large church factions. For example, let me give the difference between the Roman Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox.
The Roman Catholics believes that the Spirit proceeds from the Father
and the Son, while the the Eastern Orthodox does not recognize the Son part (saying only "from the Father"). Basically, the Catholics elevated the Son (Jesus) above the Spirit (very small difference, but still a difference nevertheless), which the Orthodox does not recognize. Meanwhile, any specific mentions by the Protestants on this issue is concluded by saying that the Spirit is sent from the Father,
by the Son, thereby avoiding the entire argument.
So yes, even if the basic idea of the Trinity remains the same, the ever slight differences within the power relations of the Father, Son, and Spirit according to the various sects keeps the definition of the Trinity ever in dispute, and this doesn't even include the nontrinitarian arguments.