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Which of his teachings was later rejected by the Church?

  • Subordination of the Son and Spirit to the Father

  • Saint veneration

  • Baptism of infants

  • Holy Eucharist

Answer

Subordination of the Son and Spirit to the Father, a view held by Arius, considered the Father superior in essence to both. This teaching posed challenges to the concept of the Trinity by suggesting a hierarchy and distinctions in divinity, ultimately leading to its rejection by the Church in favor of Trinitarian theology that established the equality and divinity of all three persons of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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