The International Theological Commission (ITC) of the Roman Catholic Church consists of up to 30 Catholic theologians from around the world. These theologians are appointed by the Pope upon the suggestion of the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) for renewable five year terms and have tended to meet together in person once every year for a week. The function of the ITC is to advise the Magisterium of the Church, particularly the CDF, a dicastery of the Roman Curia. The Prefect of the CDF is ex officio the president of the ITC, which is based in Rome. According to Joseph Ratzinger - now Pope Benedict XVI - the idea for this group was put forward during the first Postconciliar General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in 1967.
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