The new prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has re-stated that the acceptance of the Second Vatican Council is a prerequisite for the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X to rejoin the Church. “One can only be Catholic if one fully recognizes the faith of the Church. This includes the Second Read more
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Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith gets new leader
Friday, July 6th, 2012
The new head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Bishop Gerhard Mueller, mixes a reputation as a scholarly defender of orthodoxy with close ties to liberation theology and experience in ecumenism. Pope Benedict chose the fellow German and personal friend to succeed American Cardinal William Levada as prefect of the powerful congregation. Read more