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Title: Catechism of the Catholic Church by U.S. Catholic Church ISBN: 0-385-47967-0 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.65 (97 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Authoritative Catholic Synthesis of Scripture and Tradition
Comment: This is it. Usually, the Roman Catholic church relies on local or regional definitions of the complete Faith. Every several hundred years, she pulls it together into something universal. We happen to have lived in a time when the world can enjoy a contemporary text that distills and elucidates Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition within the context of the Magesterium (teaching authority of the church via the bishops). Every Roman Catholic should have this book. Everyone else who wonders what Roman Catholicism is about should get a copy. I finally got through my first reading of this Catechism, and am getting the first dark glimpse of the Big Catholic Picture. I'm looking forward to going through it again and again. The cross-referencing to Sacred Scripture, Councils, etc. is phenomenal.
Rating: 5
Summary: Essential reading for understanding the Catholic faith
Comment: Even after my recent initiation into the Roman Catholic Church, which followed several months of fairly intense study in the RCIA program, I didn't really understand much about Church Tradition, traditions, liturgy, Dogma, doctrine, Sacraments, and its position on individual and social issues. For help, I turned to the Catechism, which proved to be a concise, well written, logically organized, and often inspirational teacher. The Catechism not only provides clear definitions of Church rites and beliefs, it explains how those definitions came about and evolved, and how they are firmly rooted in Divine Revelation. For many years I had great misconceptions about the Church, I guess primarily because I viewed Church practices and beliefs as something man-made, not God-made. After doing some investigation and study, I discovered how wrong my view had been. Reading the Catechism will deepen your understanding of the relationship between the Church and Scriptures, and the "whys" behind the "whats" of how we practice our faith.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding catechism, if used properly !
Comment: Some reviewers have given one star to this book because they misused it. Obviously, this book contains the whole teaching of the Catholic Church, and is therefore a condensed book with lots of useful references. If one buys this book for a child or for an adult new to the Catholic Church, it would be like feeding a 2-month old child with solid food. There are different levels of books on the market to introduce the Catholic faith to newcomers.
This book is a rich source of information for both Catholics and non-Catholics, who want to go deep in the teachings of the Catholic Church.
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