International Theological Commission

International Theological Commission
Commissionis Theologicae Internationalis
Agency overview
FormedApril 11, 1969 (1969-04-11)
Agency executive
Parent departmentDicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

The International Theological Commission (ITC) is a body of the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church; it advises the magisterium of the church, particularly the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), a dicastery of the Roman Curia.[1][2] Its memberships consists of no more than 30 Catholic theologians[1] appointed by the pope at the suggestion of the prefect of the DDF[3] for renewable five year terms. They tend to meet annually for a week in Rome, where the commission is based.[4]

The commission is closely aligned with the DDF, whose prefect is ex officio the president of the ITC. In March 2022, Pope Francis reaffirmed that relationship with his apostolic constitution Praedicate evangelium, effective 5 June 2022, even as it changed the name of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), as part of a reorganization and reform of the Roman Curia.[5]

  1. ^ a b Motu Proprio, Tredecim Anni, 6 August 1982.
  2. ^ Apostolic Constitution, Pastor Bonus, 28 June 1988, I General Norms.
  3. ^ Vatican website: INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGICAL COMMISSION Provisory Statute (July 12, 1969) retrieved 8 March 2012
  4. ^ Motu Proprio, Tredecim Anni, 6 August 1982 and Ratzinger, "Foreword" to Michael Sharkey ed. International Theological Commission: Texts and Documents (San Francisco: Ignatius, 1989): vii.
  5. ^ Pope Francis (19 March 2022). "Costituzione Apostolica "Praedicate Evangelium" sulla Curia Romana e il suo servizio alla Chiesa e al Mondo, 19.03.2022" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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