![The 16th-century Palace of the Holy Office, located near St. Peter’s Basilica, is the seat of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith The 16th-century Palace of the Holy Office, located near St. Peter’s Basilica, is the seat of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20230706100736_a14d25e5a9cecadaf87c6e3ce9e8cc1a27fbd42f3ad1a74f5e31a10d6bc80746.jpg)
The Mission of the DDF Is the Doctrine of the Faith
The appointment of a new prefect to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith with a ‘different’ mandate is not a repudiation of the importance of safeguarding the integrity of doctrine — not unless Pope Francis was repudiating himself.