Disciplinary Section
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The Disciplinary Section is the branch of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith responsible for handling and adjudicating serious canonical offenses, including cases of clerical misconduct.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Disciplinary Section canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T388945 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Disciplinary Section Context triple: [Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, hasSection, Disciplinary Section]
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A.
Criminal Section
The Criminal Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division that investigates and prosecutes criminal violations of federal civil rights laws.
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B.
Criminal Justice Section
The Criminal Justice Section is a specialized division of the American Bar Association that focuses on improving the criminal justice system through policy development, legal standards, and professional education.
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C.
Appellate Section
The Appellate Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division responsible for handling appeals and developing legal positions in civil rights cases before federal appellate courts and the Supreme Court.
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D.
Division of Enforcement
The Division of Enforcement is the branch of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission responsible for investigating potential securities law violations and pursuing civil enforcement actions.
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E.
Criminal Division
The Criminal Division is a specialized branch of the Circuit Court of Cook County that handles the prosecution and adjudication of felony and serious criminal cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Disciplinary Section Target entity description: The Disciplinary Section is the branch of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith responsible for handling and adjudicating serious canonical offenses, including cases of clerical misconduct.
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A.
Criminal Section
The Criminal Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division that investigates and prosecutes criminal violations of federal civil rights laws.
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B.
Criminal Justice Section
The Criminal Justice Section is a specialized division of the American Bar Association that focuses on improving the criminal justice system through policy development, legal standards, and professional education.
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C.
Appellate Section
The Appellate Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division responsible for handling appeals and developing legal positions in civil rights cases before federal appellate courts and the Supreme Court.
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D.
Division of Enforcement
The Division of Enforcement is the branch of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission responsible for investigating potential securities law violations and pursuing civil enforcement actions.
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E.
Criminal Division
The Criminal Division is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for developing and enforcing federal criminal laws and overseeing complex national and international criminal prosecutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical office
ⓘ
section of a Roman Curia dicastery ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
Code of Canon Law (1983)
ⓘ
surface form:
Code of Canon Law
Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches ⓘ special penal norms issued by the Holy See ⓘ |
| archives | acts of penal processes under its competence ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Doctrinal Section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
|
| cooperatesWith |
eparchial bishops
ⓘ
local diocesan bishops ⓘ religious superiors in penal matters ⓘ |
| function |
to ensure the correct and uniform application of canonical penal law in reserved cases
ⓘ
to safeguard the good of the Church and the rights of the faithful in penal processes ⓘ |
| handlesCasesInvolving |
certain sexual offenses by clerics
ⓘ
clerics accused of grave delicts ⓘ offenses against the Eucharist ⓘ violations of the sacrament of penance ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
cases of clerical misconduct
ⓘ
delicts reserved to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ⓘ serious canonical offenses ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialActs | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vatican City ⓘ |
| mayImpose |
canonical penalties
ⓘ
dismissal from the clerical state ⓘ prohibitions and restrictions on ministry ⓘ |
| partOf | Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
|
| responsibleFor |
adjudicating canonical crimes
ⓘ
handling canonical penal procedures ⓘ protecting the integrity of the sacraments through penal discipline ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium"
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia
internal regulations of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ⓘ |
| supervises | instruction of penal cases reserved to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Pontiff
|
| usesProcedure |
administrative penal process
ⓘ
judicial penal process ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Disciplinary Section Description of subject: The Disciplinary Section is the branch of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith responsible for handling and adjudicating serious canonical offenses, including cases of clerical misconduct.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith