The two Catechisms?

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Which catechism is this quote from?
There exist also “sinful inequalities” that affect millions of men and women. These are in open contradiction of the Gospel:
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I like the Roman Catechism (Trent), for the reason that it was the product of an Ecumenical Council, and no one will monkey with it.
 
Yes, you should read the ccc all the way through. It brings up a great many things to mind that the average person would not have thought about, let alone known made into a question.

Much of it offers a historical or devotional context, with formational as well as informational. It is not just a source of answers, but of questions.
 
There are many official Catechisms. There are also great online resources!

For the US, I would suggest to become familiar with these links so you don’t need to buy the book if you want to just read it:

http://ccc.usccb.org/flipbooks/catechism/files/assets/basic-html/page-I.html

http://ccc.usccb.org/flipbooks/uscca/files/assets/basic-html/page-1.html

The Compendium of the Catechism online:

http://www.vatican.va/archive/compendium_ccc/documents/archive_2005_compendium-ccc_en.html

The Newman Connection has a free online course on the YOUCAT


There is also the DOCat and the Compendium of Social Doctrine


http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/p...peace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html

It is great to also study the historic Catechisms, but, not everyone is interested in history.
 
While I was a kid who read encyclopedias and does love reading the Catechism like a book, the US Catechism for Adults is more “readable”
 
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Should one read The Cathechism of Trent or the modern one?
Why did we even need a new one when we already had a Catechism? Is Trent problematic in some way? I myself am not that fond of the new Catechism so maybe I will read one from Trent instead.
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They are all good. Trent, Pius X, Baltimore, United States Catholic Catechism for Adults for example. And there have been and will be many local catechisms. For the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd Edition, St. Pope John Paul II wrote in 1997:
The Church now has at her disposal this new, authoritative exposition of the one and perennial apostolic faith, and it will serve as a “valid and legitimate instrument for ecclesial communion” and as a “sure norm for teaching the faith,” as well as a “sure and authentic reference text” for preparing local catechisms.
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We also have the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (2005) to be used in conjunction with the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1997). Also the Youcat (2011).
 
I recommend reading the ccc all the way through, first. There is some value in downloading the old catechism, insofar as it is written from a different perspective (for clergy). It may go into detail on some topics that you have an interest in, that got shortened in the ccc for reasons of brevity.

But keep in mind the current catechism offers extensive documentation from the past, in the footnotes and compendium.

Trent and its Catechism were likely criticized as needless, either redundant or innovations at the time, but they had to deal with new questions, new challenges that had come up.

So also V2 and its follow up catechism.
 
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The council of Trent and its fruits were great, and it was huge in defining and clarifying doctrine-which is why the new catechism quotes the council, itself, so often. I have the Catechism of Trent as well but the new catechism is that much more great; it takes all of that which the Church had come to understand prior to Trent-coupled with another 500 years of experience-of living in this world with the gospel and that light which was shed 1500 or so years prior to Trent.

As human history marches along and unfolds, the relevance of the gospel-of the “knowledge of God” - becomes all the more focused and applicable to the sickness that ails this world. The new catechism approaches the world with a more mature understanding, an even better way to apply all that the Church knows.
 
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I find the two Catechisms being a bit different.
Trent is more about explaining stuff (and more pastoral) whereas the CCC is more about being direct using paragraphs.
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c2a4.htm
http://www.catholicapologetics.info/thechurch/catechism/Holy7Sacraments-Penance.shtml

I like longer text with lots of good explanation rather than small paragraphs.
Not everyone can like the language of the CCC.
After reading the section on Penance in the Tridentine Catechism I was very pleased. It os way better suited for me. Why would the Church want me to read a book that dont move me that much?

Certain dogmas might need updated but I still dont feel like reading the CCC.
What should I read?
The CCC isnt written for everyone as not everyone need to be taught by the same kind of language, right?
 
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Where is all the “social justice” stuff in the old catechism, though?
 
The Church has taught Social Justice since the beginning. Between the Beattitudes and the “I was hungry and you gave me food” sermon, all of Social Justice is encompassed. Even in one sentence “let your light so shine before men that the see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven”. Christ did not say “let your debate skills” or “let your ability to point out sins” or “let your knowledge of Scripture” shine before men, Christ told is to let our good works shine.

This was one of the foundational splits in Protestantism. Faith without good works.
 
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