Mission and Tasks of the Commission

The sacred heritage of the faith contained in Sacred Scripture, the sacred tradition and the Magisterium of the Church was entrusted to the Bishops in communion with the Successor of Peter.

By its doctrine, witness, and worship, the Church teaches, celebrates, and testifies. It thus perpetuates with each generation all that she is in herself, all that she believes.
By remaining attached, the faithful, united to their pastors, persevere forever in the doctrine of the Apostles, the fellowship, the breaking of the bread, the prayer and the sacraments, in order to keep, practice and profess the faith transmitted to them.

The purpose of the Episcopal Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith is to monitor the evolution of theological, catechetical and biblical doctrine taught in the country, to analyze and evaluate its impact on the daily practice of the faith of the Rwandan faithful.

Consequently, its task is to help the Bishops, authentic Masters and teachers of the faith to :
 Keep and promote the integrity of the faith,
 Encourage theological studies to increase the intelligence of the faith and to respond to new questions arising from human culture and the progress of science and technology,
 Initiate or accompany pastoral research on the Faith and the Rwandan culture,
 Endeavor to ensure that faith and morals are not damaged by the mistakes of new civilizations ;
 Be informed of the problems related to the country’s doctrinal situation and work together to find solutions,
 Promote the training of the actors of the transmission of catechesis,
 Produce teaching tools of catechesis according to the different categories : children, young people, adults ;
 Ensure the organization of symposia or scientific meetings on doctrinal issues,
 Promote initiatives in favor of spreading the sound doctrine and the defense of the Christian Tradition and the Magisterium where they would be endangered by erroneous doctrines,
 Prepare the visit "ad limina Apostolorum", by the preliminary collection of information on the doctrinal situation of the country as well as proposals of the solutions to the local doctrinal questions ;
 Examine the writings and opinions that appear contrary to the correctness of the faith and dangerous, and if it results that they are opposed to the doctrine of the Church, provide adequate refutations so that neither errors nor perilous doctrine are not spread in the Christian people ;
 Judge beforehand the documents published by the other episcopal commissions insofar as they concern the doctrine of the faith or the mores ;
 Participate in international, regional or national symposia organized on the doctrine of the faith and the Bible,
 Organize meetings of Rwandan theologians with the purpose of reflecting on the experience of the faith of Rwandan Christians ;
 Promote the widespread dissemination of Bibles and theological writings in Rwanda,
 Follow up and support Tumenye Bibliya School,
 Monitor and evaluate catechetical schools in the country ;
 Collaborate closely with international, regional and national institutions working to spread the Bible and catechesis,
 Collaborate closely with the Diocesan Commissions which have the Doctrine of the Faith, the Bible and the Catechesis in their attributions.

Members of the Commission :

Office Addresses :