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ThePontifical Council for the Laity was apontifical council of theRoman CatholicCuria from 1967 to 2016. It had the responsibility of assisting thePope in his dealings with the laity inlay ecclesial movements or individually, and their contributions to the Church. Its last Cardinal President from 4 October 2003 to 31 August 2016 was CardinalStanisław Ryłko. Its undersecretary from 1967 to 1976 was ProfessorRosemary Goldie, the first woman to be the Undersecretary of a Pontifical Council and the highest-ranking woman in the Roman Curia at the time. Another layman, ProfessorGuzmán Carriquiry Lecour, was undersecretary from 1991 to 2011.
The Pontifical Council for the Laity had its foundation inVatican II'sApostolicam Actuositatem. The council was created in January 1967 byPope Paul VI'smotu proprioCatholicam Christi Ecclesiam. In December 1976, the council was included as a permanent fixture of theRoman Curia.[1] In September 2016, its functions were shifted to the newDicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.[2]