Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

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The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is the Vatican department responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic doctrine and morals within the global Church.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic ecclesiastical institution
department of the Holy See
dicastery of the Roman Curia
alsoKnownAs Holy Office
country Vatican City
currentPrefect Víctor Manuel Fernández
currentPrefectStartDate 2023
dateRenamed 2022
formerName Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition
foundedAsInquisition 1542
founder Pope Paul III
governingDocument Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium
Code of Canon Law
hasLeaderTitle Prefect
Secretary
Undersecretary
hasSection Disciplinary Section
Doctrinal Section
Marriage Office
Office for the Discipline of the Sacraments
headquarters Vatican City
hierarchicalStatus one of the most important dicasteries of the Roman Curia
historicalFunction central organ of the Roman Inquisition
language Italian
Latin
other major world languages
latinName Dicasterium pro Doctrina Fidei
location Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio, Vatican City
partOf Holy See
Roman Curia
precededBy Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
primaryRole promotion of Catholic doctrine
safeguarding of Catholic doctrine
safeguarding of morals in the Catholic Church
religion Catholic Church
renamedBy Pope Francis
responsibility dealing with cases of clerical sexual abuse of minors under Church law
examining writings and teachings on faith and morals
handling serious canonical crimes (delicta graviora)
issuing doctrinal documents
promoting theological reflection in accord with Church teaching
shortName DDF
supervises International Theological Commission
Pontifical Biblical Commission
underJurisdictionOf Pope
website https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/

Referenced by (29)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith")
Disciplinary Section ("Doctrinal Section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith")
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith")
collaboratesWith
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith")
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office")
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith")
formerName
Disciplinary Section
Doctrinal Section
Marriage Office
partOf
Disciplinary Section ("Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith")
International Theological Commission
Pontifical Biblical Commission
reportsTo
Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio
Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith")
headquartersOf
International Theological Commission
Pontifical Biblical Commission
parentOrganization
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith")
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith")
precededBy
Pontifical Biblical Commission
advises
Víctor Manuel Fernández
affiliation
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Holy Office")
alsoKnownAs
Praedicate Evangelium
confirms
liberation theology ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith")
criticizedBy
Roman Curia
hasPart
Vatican City institutions
includes
Godfried Danneels ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith")
memberOf
Praedicate Evangelium
mentions
Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio ("Holy Office")
namedAfter
DDF
standsFor

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