What is the origin of the Catechism of the Catholic Church?
score:5
The current Catechism of the Catholic Church is what is known as a universal catechism; that is, a catechism intended to apply for, and meant for the usage of, the entire Catholic Church. The only prior published universal catechism is the Roman Catechism or Catechism of the Council of Trent, which was published in 1566 at the direction of the Council of that name.
Today's Catechism largely follows the organization of the Roman Catechism: it goes through each clause of the Apostles' Creed, then discusses each of the Sacraments in turn (together with certain other liturgical celebrations), then (after a discussion of sin and morality) runs through the Ten Commandments, and finally turns to a discussion of prayer, beginning with prayer in general, and wrapping up with the Our Father/Lord's Prayer.
The edition of the Catechism available on the website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops contains the text of the apostolic constitution Fidei Depositum, which accompanied the first publication of the Catechism (in French). This document describes the history of the publication.
In January 1985, Pope St. John Paul II convoked an extraordinary synod of the council of bishops, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2nd Vatican Council. The synod expressed a general desire for a new catechism for the universal Church, and so the following year the Pope organized a commission to draft one.
According to Fidei Depositum, the project went through several revisions, including consultation with individual bishops, with councils of bishops, and with theologians and schools of theology. The French-language version was for some reason the first to be published; in 1993, shortly after its publication, work began on the definitive edition in Latin (the "editio typica"). This was published in 1997, accompanied by the apostolic letter Laetamur Magnopere. All subsequent publications are derived from this edition.
Although the Catechism is new, its contents are not. Nearly every book in the Catholic Bible is quoted at least once; so are most of the Church's ecumenical councils starting with the first council of Nicaea. In addition, many particular councils are cited, and the writings (mostly encyclicals) of 22 popes. The Roman Catechism is often used as a source, as are the Church's liturgical documents (pre-eminently the Roman Missal and Liturgy of the Hours) and the writings of many, many theologians and saints, from Ignatius of Antioch (1st-2nd century) to Blessed John Henry Newman (died 1890). The full list of citations is available here (part 1), here (part 2), and here (part 3).
More post
- 📝 Do Jehovah's Witnesses worship Two Gods?
- 📝 What is an overview of the main arguments that angels do or do not already exist at Genesis 1:1?
- 📝 Has the Catholic Church attempted a reconciliation of the attributes of the Universal Church in the Creeds?
- 📝 What was the general opinion of the Early Church Fathers concerning the giants/nephilims?
- 📝 Are Catholics expected to bury amputated body parts in a cemetery?
- 📝 Assumption of Mary (Salvific issue) Catholic
- 📝 According to Catholicism, would it be allowed for Jews to stone a woman caught in adultery after the scenario in John 8?
- 📝 What is the biblical basis for specifically associating armageddon with fire from heaven?
- 📝 How does a baptismal certificate work?
- 📝 What is the Catholic process for establishing orthodoxy?
- 📝 Has there been any discussion in the Catholic Church about whether hand sanitizer profanes the Host?
- 📝 If war were to break out between Russia and USA, would Russian Mormons fight against the USA?
- 📝 Which liturgical rites (forms of Mass) are presently used in the Roman Catholic Church?
- 📝 Required readings for courses on the Gospels at the Westminster Theological Seminary
- 📝 How many 'Books' never made it to the Bible (Old and New Testament)?
- 📝 Has Catholic Church always taught that our corporeal nature necessary for humans to experience affection? (Catholic)
- 📝 Is the validity of the ransom contingent on Jesus being God?
- 📝 Do the angels in Ezekiel 1:10 represent the 4 aspects of creation according to evangelicals?
- 📝 How will the earth be cleansed by fire? (LDS perspective)
- 📝 What is the biblical meaning of "sanctification"?
- 📝 Why do we only pray for things that are possible to happen?
- 📝 If "God" is a Trinity, where in the Bible does the word "God" refer to the Trinity?
- 📝 Where in the Bible is the restoration of the nation of Israel prophesied?
- 📝 Raised Catholic, I was born again at age 19, felt led to be baptized by Immersion. Does this condemn me?
- 📝 Why did Jesus weep when Lazarus's friends agreed to show him his body?
- 📝 One Essence Three Persons of Trinity
- 📝 Do Jehovah's Witnesses believe that their "Governing body" will rule the world after "Armageddon"?
- 📝 Why is the Old Testament included in the bible if we are no longer under those old laws?
- 📝 Why are sandals considered to be unholy?
- 📝 What is a word to describe someone who is not a Protestant?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 What is the origin of the Catechism of the Catholic Church?
- 📝 What is the origin of the Catholic apocrypha?
- 📝 What does the Catholic church teach about fate of non-Catholic christians?
- 📝 What does the Roman Catholic church teach about those who die having never heard of Christ?
- 📝 What does Catholic Church say about the post-resurrection wound marks of Jesus?
- 📝 What are the requirements for joining the Catholic church as an adult?
- 📝 What does the Catholic Church mean when it calls humans co-creators with God?
- 📝 Does the Catholic Church teach that it has the authority to change what is morally right and wrong?
- 📝 On what basis does the Catholic Church teach that women cannot be ordained?
- 📝 What is the biblical support that the Catholic Church is the custodian of truth?
- 📝 What are the current views of the Catholic Church on the right to secession?
- 📝 Under what basis does the Catholic Church condemn the use of drugs while permitting alcohol?
- 📝 Since when did the Catholic church accept Protestant baptism, and what was the original rationale for accepting?
- 📝 What rules does the Catholic Church have for venerating crosses/crucifixes on Good Friday?
- 📝 What is the Roman Catholic Church doctrinal justification of its perceived opposition or support of the independence of Catalonia?
- 📝 What paths exist in the Catholic Church for a certain theological position to become recognized as dogma?
- 📝 On what grounds does the Catholic church reject sacraments of protestant denominations?
- 📝 What does the Catholic Church say happens on the New Earth?
- 📝 What doctrinal value does the Catholic Church place on "Cantate Domino"?
- 📝 On what basis does the Catholic Church oppose penalisation of women guilty of abortion?
- 📝 What is the latest position of Catholic Church on the existence of Limbo?
- 📝 What is the origin and basis for the Catholic teaching regarding Mary's vow of celibacy prior to her betrothal?
- 📝 What does the Catholic Church require for a parent's name to appear on the child's baptism certificate?
- 📝 What was the stance of the Roman Catholic Church on the Vietnam War?
- 📝 What is the current stance of the Catholic Church regarding the legality of non-Catholic religions?
- 📝 What does a returning Catholic who contracted marriage in a Protestant church need to do when the spouse wants to remain Protestant?
- 📝 Is the Catechism of the Catholic Church considered scripture?
- 📝 What is the origin of the Church potluck?
- 📝 What is the Magisterium of the Catholic Church and what power do they have?
- 📝 What is the origin of the Catholic Pope in the Bible?