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Pope Francis Appoints Brother Simon Francis Gaine, OP, as Member of the International Theological Commission

An op.org feature

Pope Francis has named among the members of the International Theological Commission (ITC) Brother Simon Francis Gaine, OP, a friar of the Dominican Province of England who currently teaches at the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome.

The ITC is composed of no more than 30 theologians coming from diverse schools and nations, who are nominated by the Holy Father for a term of five years after having been proposed by the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation and after consultation with the Bishops’ Conferences. The members of the Commission are noted for their knowledge and faithfulness to the Magisterium of the Church. As a member of the commission, Br. Francis is to assist the Holy See and primarily the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in examining doctrinal questions of major importance.

Brother Simon entered the Order in 1995 after completing doctoral studies at the University of Oxford. He has been for many years a Lector and Fellow at Blackfriars in Oxford, where he has taught fundamental and dogmatic theology. He has served the Province as prior of Blackfriars…