The Vatican has stalled an attempt by the Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, to prevent members of the theology department in the Catholic University of Peru to continue teaching theology. The prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, is reported to have written to Cardinal Cipriani, lifting Read more
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Pontifical Catholic University of Peru loses its title
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
After decades of dialogue, the Holy See has taken the unusual step of stripping the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru of the right to call itself “Pontifical” or “Catholic”. A Vatican statement said the university had amended its statutes several times since 1967 “in a way which has severely injured the interests of the Church”. Read more