The CTSA provides a forum for the exchange of ideas relating to theology, problems, and how to develop a more effective educational approach.
The John Courtney Murray Award is the highest honour bestowed by the Catholic Theological Society of America, named after a theologian known for his work on religious liberty.
Several members of the society have been criticized by the Holy See's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith or US Bishops' Conference Committee on Doctrine, including Roger Haight,[1] Richard McBrien,[2] Elizabeth Johnson,[3] Peter Phan,[4] Margaret Farley.
[6] An internal report of the society, dated May 15, 2013, and released in October of that year, stated: The self-conception of many members that the CTSA is open to all Catholic theologians is faulty and self-deceptive.
[7]In response to Ordinatio sacerdotalis, the Catholic Theological Society of America set up a task force to study the question.