Baltimore Catechism

[tobinatorstark]

I recently found a copy of a book called “Understanding the Catholic faith” this includes the Baltimore Catechism 3 with it. I have read bits and pieces when I was young but now have read the whole thing. I guess I kinda grew up on that. Now I have read Catechism of the Catholic Church and I really love that

 

[Brendan]

Plainly put, you don’t have any idea what you are talking about. A prime example of where the BC is very DATED was given by another poster:

“One caveat. The Baltimore Catechisms is no longer accurate on some matters of Church discipline. e.g. Catholics being forbidden to Marry non-Catholics is in the Baltimore, but is no longer true.”

Read before you type next time. This came from posting #12.

Oh yeah, and THE catechism is THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. There is only one.

No, as I have shown above (post 31), the BC and current teachings on mixed marriages are compatable. The teaching of the Churc on the subject of mixed marriages have not changed in any substantial way.

 

[aicirt]

The Church has no official position on limbo, so it is impossible for a catechism to be out of date on that manner. What else do you think is outdated?

If the Church has no official position on limbo than why was it taught by the good nuns? People made a great effort to have their children baptized ASAP. I’m amazed that their are some Catholic parents who wait six months to have their baby baptized.

 

[aicirt]

Here is the Baltimore Catechisms 1-3 on-line for those who want it.

intratext.com/X/ENG0104.HTM

One caveat. The Baltimore Catechisms is nolonger accurate on some matters of Church discipline. e.g. Catholics being forbidden to Marry non-Catholics is in the Baltimore, but is nolonger true.

Of course it is accurate on all matters of dcotrine, since doctrine can not change.

God Bless

I don’t have the Baltimore Catechism in front of me but I believe what was demanded was that the non-Catholic agree to raise the children Catholic. I have a few relatives of mixed faith who were married by priests in the church years ago. One was my grandparents wed in St. Pat’s with two non-Catholics as witnesses in 1915.

 

[aicirt]

The BT of course was/is only for Americans. The rest of the Catholic world has never used that.

What did you use? Our Irish priest at Sunday Mass said they were not taught “We are to love, honor, and serve God in this world and to be happy with Him in heaven.” What were you taught?

 

[andy60]

I really havent looked at any other catechism other than the one Pope JP II had done it is up to date easy to read and very informative!

 

[Books4me]

Do people realize their responding to a post from 2008, lol? If anyone has a Kindle, you can get the Baltimore Catechism for free on Amazon.

 

[giuseppeTO]

The Baltimore Catechisms (1-4) contain, IMHO, everything needed from a catechesis perspective. Additionally, the Catechism of Trent does an excellent job dealing specifically with the sacraments and their validity. I do not care for the CCC. I believe it has gone too far when it attempts to define what other religions (i.e., Muslims) believe and opens itself up to error when it does not confine itself to the charism of infallibility in matter of the Catholic faith. The possibility of error weakens it.

 

[DaveBj]

Do people realize their responding to a post from 2008, lol? If anyone has a Kindle, you can get the Baltimore Catechism for free on Amazon.

. . . and if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download the Kindle Cloud Reader for free on any computer. I have it (and all four BCs) on both my laptop and my netbook