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Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, its prefect.
Merry del Val was not the Holy Office’s prefect. He was its secretary; the prefecture was reserved to the pope.
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This identifies Rafael Merry del Val with the wrong office. Contemporary and reference sources describe him as Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office, not its prefect. In that period, the Holy Office’s prefecture was held by the pope himself. So calling Merry del Val “its prefect” is factually incorrect, even though he was a senior official of the Holy Office.
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- Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta [Catholic-Hierarchy]
Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta † ... Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office ... Appointed Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office 14 Oct 1914.
- A Profile of Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, Secretary of State of Pius X | Catholic Culture
He became secretary of the Holy Office — the prefecture of this congregation was at the time the prerogative of the pontiff — a function that he held until his sudden death.