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According to Article 48 of the Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia, Pastor Bonus , promulgated by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 1988: "the duty proper to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is to promote and safeguard the doctrine on the faith and morals throughout the Catholic world: for this reason everything which in any way touches such matter falls within its competence."
On July 21, 1542 Pope Paul III, with the Constitution Licet ab initio , established the Sacred Congregation of the Universal Inquisition, staffed with cardinals and other officials whose task it was "to maintain and defend the integrity of the faith and to examine and proscribe errors and false doctrines".
This body was renamed Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office in 1908 by Pope Pius X. It was changed again to its present name on December 7December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 24 days remaining. Events History 1732 The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London. 1787 Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United Stat, 19651965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). Events January-February January 4 United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his " Great Society" during his State of the Union address. January 14 Prime Ministers of N, at the end of the Second Vatican CouncilThe Second Vatican Council or Vatican II was an Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church opened under Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI in 1965. It is not accepted by all who call themselves Catholics. Some attribute to it a les. It has become the supervisory body of local Roman InquisitionThe Roman Inquisition began in 1542 when Pope Paul III established the Holy Office as the final court of appeal in trials of heresy and served as an important part of the Counter-Reformation. In reaction to the excesses of the Spanish Inquisition, it wass.
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Since 1968, the Cardinal head of the dicasteryDicasteries are the central offices of the Roman Curia in which the stewardship of the Roman Catholic Church is entrusted. Examples of dicasteries are the Secretariat of State, Congregations, Tribunals, Councils and Offices, like the Apostolic Camera, the has borne the title of full Prefect. There are usually ten other cardinals on the Congregation, as well as a prelateA prelate is a member of the clergy having a special canonical jurisdiction over a territory or a group of people; usually, a prelate is a bishop. Prelate sometimes refers to the clergy of a state church with a formal hierarchy, and suggests that the prel and two assistants, all chosen from the Dominican Order.
The work of the Congregation is divided into four sections: the doctrinal office, the disciplinary office, the matrimonial office and that for priests. The Congregation holds plenary assemblies annually.
Members (2002):