Immensa aeterni Dei ("The immeasurable [wisdom of] the eternal God") is anapostolic constitution in the form of apapal bull issued byPope Sixtus V on 22 January 1588. The constitution reorganized theRoman Curia, establishing permanentcongregations ofcardinals to advise the pope on various subjects.
The one role of the document was to provide instruction in condemning or correcting literature which were against Catholic doctrine.[1] The document also had the authority to give permission for selected individuals to read books which were forbidden. It has since been superseded, most recently byPope John Paul II's constitutionPastor Bonus.
The Constitution also created the Congregation of Rites, which at that time included jurisdiction over Causes of the Saints.[2]
Immensa aeterni Dei called for the formation of 15 permanentcongregations:
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