[cloudmountain]

The excommunication decree states that for remission of the penalty she must appeal to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. I'm a little fuzzy on this but, isn't that the office of the Inquisition?

I think so.
The attending priest (as all Catholic clergy are priests, as you probably know) used to be call the "Devil's Advocate." Now he has a fancier name that I can't remember. But, I"m getting old.

From Google:
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (C.D.F.) (Latin: Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei), formerly known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, from where the names Roman Inquisition or "Holy Inquisition" arose. It is informally known in many Catholic countries as the Holy Office (i.e. Santo Oficio) and after 1904 was termed as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office. It is the oldest among the nine congregations of the Roman Curia.

[paladinan]

Well, hang on...

The attending priest (as all Catholic clergy are priests, as you probably know)

Deacons are also clergy, according to the definition of "clergy" used by the Catholic Church. It's not even quite true that all Catholic priests are clerics... since a priest can never stop existing as a priest, but he can be removed from the clerical state for serious crimes, etc.

used to be call the "Devil's Advocate."

"Devil's Advocate" refers to the person appointed to argue against the canonisation (or beatification) of a proposed Saint; that's another matter.

Now he has a fancier name that I can't remember.

Pope John Paul II erased the office of "devil's advocate" altogether, sometime in the 1980's (I think.)

But, I"m getting old.

:) No worries... it practically takes a lawyer to sort out some of this stuff!