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how should the laity read the CCC? Should they read it?

I want to know what should the laity do with the CCC since it was intended for Bishops.

Should the CCC be in the home of every Catholic?
 
I’d suggest starting out with Pope Benedicts’ “Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.”

It’s rather like a “Cliff Note” booklet on the Catechism. Pope Benedict does a wonderful job summarizing the CCC in the Compendium.

Our Church has four or five 2.5 hour sessions on the Compendium to break people into then reading the CCC.

You don’t need to buy the Compendium, it’s available online at:

vatican.va/archive/compendium_ccc/documents/archive_2005_compendium-ccc_en.html

In the same way, the Catechism is also available online and it is also indexed:

vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/index/d.htm
 
Yes, Catholics should read the CCC. Everyone that can afford one should own a copy.

The CCC was intended for Bishops to use to develop other local Catechisms but not only for Bishops. It is for the whole Church.

There are many ways to read it. There are some good sudy guides; they go into each section for study. Or you can use it more as a reference book, looking up topics for information as needed. Or you can use it for Bible study. The numerous footnotes with Scripture references are great starting points for a Bible study that is topicaly directed. You can use it to catechize your children. You can use it to review faith topics that you are less familiar with. You can use it as a resource when discussion Catholicism with others. You can use it as a source for reference papers. 😃 (my son is required to use it in his HS theology class papers).
 
I highly doubt that the CCC was intended for Bishops. My heavens, they would already know all of this information from multiple years at college.

The CCC is very basic, yet complex in its simplicity.

It goes through the Creed, the Our Father, each Sacrament, the Commandments, the Beattitudes, Man’s vocations, Morality, and ends with a section on prayer.
 
I heard on EWTN that there is now a Catechism for young Catholics called the YouCat.
 
Barbkw said:
I highly doubt that the CCC was intended for Bishops. My heavens, they would already know all of this information from multiple years at college.

The CCC is very basic, yet complex in its simplicity.

It goes through the Creed, the Our Father, each Sacrament, the Commandments, the Beattitudes, and ends with a section on prayer.
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There’s a line in the introductory letter that is often used as a reason to keep Catholics from reading the CCC.
I therefore strongly urge my Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate, for whom the Catechism is primarily intended, to take the excellent opportunity afforded by the promulgation of this Latin edition to intensify their efforts to disseminate the text more widely and to ensure that it is well received as an outstanding gift for the communities entrusted to them, which will thus be able to rediscover the inexhaustible riches of the faith.
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This is the specific directive to use the CCC to develop other texts such as the Compendium, the Catechism for Adults and the new teen Catechism.

Unfortunately 😉 those detractors fail to keep reading, as the very next sentance reads (bolding mine),
Through the harmonious and complementary efforts of all the ranks of the People of God, may this Catechism be known and shared by everyone, so that the unity in faith whose supreme model and origin is found in the Unity of the Trinity may be strengthened and extended to the ends of the earth.
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If you have children, there is a Catholic Bible for young people that also prompts children (under the heading “Going Deeper”) to read a section a day from the CCC (or for their parents to read the CCC statement). I’m 50 and I enjoy reading this Bible.

amazon.com/gp/product/1400315387/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0899426441&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0X3WFYYTZAYSCHB6NS9T

A paperback copy of the first edition CCC is only $9.

amazon.com/Catechism-Catholic-Church-U-S/dp/0385479670
 
specifically how can the CCC be used to catechize your own children?
 
It goes through the Creed, the Our Father, each Sacrament, the Commandments, the Beattitudes, Man’s vocations, Morality, and ends with a section on prayer.
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The Compendium and the Catechism are both available online for you to read through.
Click on the links I listed above.

The YouCat is another option for young readers.
 
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specifically how can the CCC be used to catechize your own children?
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The most common way is to let your children see you refer to the CCC when questions arise regarding faith issues. Teach your children how to look things up in the CCC.

Most good catechetical books that are used in Catholic schools or CCE programs reference the Catechism. If your child’s teacher doesn’t use the CCC in class, you do that part yourself.

And most importantly, if you use the CCC to strengthen your own knowledge of the faith, you are better able to teach your children.
 
Florida123 said:
how should the laity read the CCC? Should they read it?

I want to know what should the laity do with the CCC since it was intended for Bishops.

Should the CCC be in the home of every Catholic?
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who says it was intended only for bishops? Yes every Catholic adult should have a CCC, or at least a version prepared from it by the bishops of his own country for use by adult Catholics. Any RE text for children and youth sold in the US and approved by the US Bishops since 1997 is in conformity with the CCC. A parent should use the CCC to make sure he understands the topic, then explain it in child friendly terms to the child. It is not intended as a primary religion text book for school aged children.
 
puzzleannie said:
who says it was intended only for bishops? Yes every Catholic adult should have a CCC, or at least a version prepared from it by the bishops of his own country for use by adult Catholics. Any RE text for children and youth sold in the US and approved by the US Bishops since 1997 is in conformity with the CCC. A parent should use the CCC to make sure he understands the topic, then explain it in child friendly terms to the child. It is not intended as a primary religion text book for school aged children.
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Good point.
 
To my mind, the CCC belongs in every house. In addition to helping to understand doctrines, it is also a wonderful tool for apologetics!
 
I’m a convert, and one of the first things that I did when I first began to consider the Catholic Church was purchase a copy of the Catechism. Then, I had the Church’s teachings right there in black and white. I believe that it is written in a way that is easy to read, and it is indexed and cross referenced very well.

Every Catholic should have one!
 
Yes, yes, and yes.

I am going through the CCC using lectio divina. I am glad that I have read the CCC. It is one of the greatest gifts to the Church that Blessed John Paul II gave. I could not imagine the Church without it.

God bless.
 
Hey CAF,

For quick posting of CCC paragraphs I use the following site. You just type in the paragraph numbers and cut and paste. I love it. It saves me a lot of typing. It’s on my favorites and I have recourse to it much. Now if only I could find one with the CIC.

Knights of Columbus online CCC.

kofc.org/catechism/index.action

God bless.
 
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