The dean of the College of Cardinals, elected by the cardinals,
directs the papal conclave.
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Benedict, as Cardinal Ratzinger, was Prefect of the Congregation
for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Roman Curia. In the distant
past it was known as the Inquisition. He was also the dean of the
College of Cardinals.
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He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
and dean of the College of Cardinals.
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He was the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith and dean of the College of Cardinals.
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Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Dean of the College of Cardinals.