expressions like 'Soldiers of Christ' are suppressed from the teaching on the effects of Confirmation). The American edition in 1974 has further been 'adapted according to the Second Vatican Council', thus losing much of the value of the original text (e.g. That Italian Catechism is in turn, a summary and reduction of the original Catechism of St.

Eugene Kevane in Virginia, USA in 1974, but in fact, it contains a much later text which lacks much of the original text: it is the translation of the Catechismo della Dottrina Cristiana, the standard Italian Catechism, as it was in 1953. There is one Catechism of Christian Doctrine, published by the Rev. Pius X has never been published in English in its original text. What better could be given him than the Catechism of St. Thus the need is still great for a Catechism to be put in the hands of the student in which he may find clear and complete answers to his questions. One may fear that some Bishops will put off this task for a very long time, others will water-down the Doctrine even further, yet others will give only a partial presentation of the Doctrine, leaving important points untold. It has been written for Bishops, who are required to adapt it to the needs of the faithful. Now there has been published the new Catechism of the Catholic Church. Coupled with the new methods, whereby children are not required to memorize, two generations of children have grown up not knowing the Catholic Faith. On the Commandments of God and of the ChurchĪfter the Second Vatican Council, a number of new catechisms appeared which did not present Catholic Doctrine as it should be presented, and these new publications even included some very grave errors. Introduction to A Compendium of Catechetical Instruction by the Right Reverend Monsignor John Hagan Parts relating to canon law may not be up to date. It was not, however, prescribed for use throughout the universal church. It was used in the ecclesiastical province of Rome and for some years in other parts of Italy. In other words it is directed to the layman. Pius X is that pope's partial realization of a simple, plain, brief, popular Catechism for uniform use throughout the whole world. The recently released Catechism of the Catholic Church was directed to all bishops. The Catechism of the Council of Trent was directed to all priests.

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