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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736644677034173359262021420241207-vatican-cardinal-virgilio-david-AFP.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Pablo David to the Vatican&#x27;s doctrine office. Tiziana Fabi, Agence France-Presse/File"/>Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Pablo David to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Tiziana Fabi, Agence France-Presse/File</div>MANILA — Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David as a member of the Vatican&#x27;s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, which is tasked with promulgating and defending matters of Catholic faith.David, a bishop of Kalookan in the Philippines, joined other cardinals in the curial institution — Jaime Spengler, O.F.M., archbishop of Porto Alegre, Brazil; Ignace Bessi Dogbo, archbishop of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire; and Roberto Repole, archbishop of Turin and bishop of Susa, Italy.The pontiff made the appointment this weekend in a <a href="https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/01/11/250111d.html">bulletin dated Jan. 11, 2025</a>, announcing resignations and other appointments.In December, David, together with 20 others from five continents, was elevated to the College of Cardinals. He is the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2024/12/8/bishop-ambo-david-is-philippines-10th-cardinal-0918">10th cardinal from the Philippines</a>.The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith &quot;deals with matters pertaining to the promotion and protection of the doctrine of faith and morals,&quot; the Vatican said.&quot;It also encourages studies aimed at increasing the understanding and transmission of the faith in the service of evangelization, so that its light may be a criterion for understanding the meaning of existence, especially in the face of the questions posed by the progress of the sciences and the development of society,&quot; it said.In 2023, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said transgender believers could be baptized in the Catholic Church, if it would not cause scandal or &quot;confusion.&quot;It also raised no objections to baptism for the children of same-sex couples, either adopted or born through surrogacy.The comments were made in a document responding to questions from a Brazilian bishop. It was approved by Pope Francis, who has repeatedly said the Church should be open to everyone, including LGBTQ believers.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/09/23/vatican-says-transgender-catholics-can-be-baptized">Vatican says transgender Catholics can be baptized</a></div><div>—with a report from Agence France-Presse</div>

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David as a member of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, which is tasked with promulgating and defending matters of Catholic faith.

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David as a member of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, which is tasked with promulgating and defending matters of Catholic faith.

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Pope Francis appoints Cardinal David to Vatican's doctrine office

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Published January 12, 2025 10:54 AM PHT

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