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Which organization had an office of devil's advocate?

Ku Klux Klan

High Court of England and Wales

Nuremberg Military Tribunals

Roman Catholic Church

The office of Advocatus Diaboli was formally established by Sixtus V in 1587. The devil's advocate role was to critically examine the life of and miracles attributed to an individual proposed for beatification or canonization. This included the presentation of everything unfavorable to the candidate. The office was abolished when Pope John Paul II in 1979 to speed up canonization and beatification process.

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