Compendium of Catechism released

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Vatican, Jun. 28 (CWNews.com) - Pope Benedict XVI released the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church at a June 28 liturgical ceremony at the Vatican.

In his homily, Pope Benedict said that the new volume fulfilled an important need by providing “a brief, concise catechism, containing all and only the essential and fundamental elements of Catholic faith and morals.” He expressed his hope that the work would make more people acquainted with the teachings of the Church.
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The Compendium, in its Italian-language edition, is a 205-page book, consisting of 598 questions and responses. It also includes a number of icons and other sacred images-- which, the Pope explained-- “express the splendor of Catholic truth, showing the supreme harmony between the good and the beautiful.” The will be available for sale beginning on January 29, with translations into other languages already underway. . . . .
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Pope presents new summary of Catholic doctrine (Reuters)

By Shasta Darlington

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict presented a new summary of the Roman Catholic Catechism on Tuesday, with a question-and-answer format aimed at making the doctrine “accessible to all”.

The 205-page “Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church” lays down Church teaching on everything from the creation of man to the protection of embryos in a book that has already caused some controversy in Italy.

“The demand has been growing for a catechism in summary, in brief, that contained all of and only the essential and fundamental elements of the Catholic faith and morality,” the pope said at a ceremony in the Vatican’s Clementina room.

He said it was formatted “in a simple manner, accessible to all”.

The book, which comes in a pocket-size version and a slightly larger edition, is not a new Catechism but a synthesis that “faithfully mirrors” the Catechism published in 1992. . . .
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