Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith

"The pope was the leader of the congregation of the doctrine of faith and he saw those abuses for over 20 years."

When he headed the Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith, he tried to retire twice “due to poor health,” but his predecessor John Paul II refused to let him go.

He was serving Pope John Paul II as the head of the Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith, the doctrinal watchdog for the church once called the Inquisition.