Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) (Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. Among the most active of the major Curial institutions, it oversees the Roman Catholic Church doctrine. It is historically related to the Inquisition.

Recent opinions and publications

• Dominus Iesus (2000)
• Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons (2002)http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDfhomun.HTM
• (Unknown title- the document was not made public) Banned transsexuals from entering consecrated life, orders expulsion of all current transsexual consecrates, and orders church workers not to change baptismal records or otherwise accommodate transsexual worshippers. (2003) http://uk.gay.com/headlines/3431http://uk.gay.com/headlines/3637http://uk.gay.com/headlines/1933