Jimmy Akin's Article on Catechism Change

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Thank you, Mr. Akin, for explaining things. I was very confused about how the catechism could be changed, plus I was completely unaware that it had happened before. Thank you also for putting up all the versions.

I have some follow-up questions which anyone is free to answer. I hope their brevity is not misinterpreted as any kind of hostility. I am truly interested in answers.
  1. Does this change allow for the possibility that, in the future, society could change in such a way that it might regress into a situation in which the state could not protect society?
  2. Does every current society have a state which is in a position to protect it?
  3. If there are some societies where the state is ineffective in this area, how can Catholics help it become effective?
  4. Until such societies (if they exist) become effective, is recourse to the death penalty allowable for them?
  5. Upon whom does the sin lie if a society which does not need to use the death penalty continues to use it?
  6. Do Catholics have any positive duties required of them due to this change?
  7. Are there other non-infallible but binding documents which can be changed by a committee of bishops who are granted papal approval? Specifically, could a committee of U.S. Bishops propose changes to the current General Instructions of the Roman Missal and implement them if they received papal approval?
Again, I am not looking to argue anything because I am in learning mode. My thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to clarify things for me.
 
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