The Commission Since 1988
On June 28, 1988, Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus confirmed the commission's being attached to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and that the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (since May 13, 2005, William Levada) is ex officio President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission. There is a Secretary, who is not the Archbishop Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, but to date has been chosen from eminent professors of the Pontifical Biblical Institute. The current Secretary is Father Klemens Stock, S.J., in the position since 2001. The members are Catholic biblical scholars proposed by the Bishops' Conferences.
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