The Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers (Latin: Pontificium consilium pro dialogo cum non credentibus, PCDNC) was a dicastery of the Roman Curia charged with promoting dialogue between the Catholic Church and non-believers.[3]
Pontificium consilium pro dialogo cum non credentibus | |
| Abbreviation | PCDNC |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Secretariat for Non-Believers |
| Merged into | Pontifical Council for Culture |
| Established | 6 April 1965 |
| Founder | Pope Paul VI |
| Founded at | Vatican City |
| Dissolved | 4 March 1993 |
| Purpose | to promote dialogue with non-believers |
Main organ | Secretariat |
Parent organization | Roman Curia |
Formerly called | Secretariat for Non-Believers |
| [1][2] | |
Its original designation as "Secretariat" was changed to "Pontifical Council" on 30 June 1988.
The PCDNC was merged into the Pontifical Council for Culture in 1993.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b Chow, Gabriel (ed.). "Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers". gcatholic.org. Toronto: Gabriel Chow. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ a b John Paul II, Pope (25 March 1993). "Inde a Pontificatus". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015.
- ^ Secretariat for Non-Believers (28 August 1968). "Dialogue with non-believers". L'Osservatore Romano (English weekly ed.). Baltimore, MD: The Cathedral Foundation (published 10 October 1968). p. 6. Archived from the original on 14 June 2000 – via Eternal Word Television Network.
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