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October 30, 2018

Vatican refuses to send French court summons to CDF prefect, cites immunity

Archbishop Luis Ladaria, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks at a May 17 Vatican news conference.
VATICAN – The Vatican has invoked diplomatic immunity in refusing to deliver a French court summons to the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, in a case against a French cardinal.
Published in International
May 29, 2018

Teaching on male-only priesthood is definitive, cardinal-designate says

Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, arrives for a meeting with Pope Francis in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 11.
VATICAN – That only men can be validly ordained to the priesthood is a truth that is part of the Catholic faith and will not and cannot change, said Cardinal-designate Luis Ladaria, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Published in International