International Theological Commission
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The International Theological Commission (ITC) is a dicastery of the Roman Curia consisting of 30 Catholic theologians from around the world. Its function is to advise the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) of the Roman Catholic Church. The Prefect of the CDF is ex officio the president of the ITC, which is based in Rome.
The ITC was established on April 11, 1969. In 1976, the commission issued a report on liberation theology titled, "Human Development and Christian Salvation". The Holy See subsequently cracked down on liberation theology in the 1980s. In 1997, the commission produced the document "Christianity and the Religions". In the next few years, a series of disciplinary actions was taken against Catholic clergy involved in religious pluralism. In 2004, the document "Communion and Stewardship: Human Persons Created in the Image of God" was published on the relationship between creation, evolution, and Christian faith. [1]
It was headed by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became Pope April 19, 2005, having served since November 25, 1981. The current president is Cardinal William Levada.
