Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

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• leadership of Benedict XVI ( in Benedict XVI (pope): Early life and career )

  As prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Ratzinger earned a reputation as a hard-line enforcer of doctrinal uniformity. He condemned liberation theology and suppressed more-liberal theologians such as the Brazilian Leonardo Boff and the American Charles Curran. Despite his reputation, even his harshest critics recognized his intelligence and his ability to discuss...

• Roman Curia ( in Roman Curia (Roman Catholicism) )

  ...(the latter previously known as the Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs). The various sacred congregations of the Curia are concerned with administrative matters. The Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is responsible for safeguarding the doctrine on faith and morals. Though a successor of the notorious Roman Inquisition and, more recently, of the Holy...