Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Catholic Church document catechism doctrinal compendium magisterial document reference work

The Catechism of the Catholic Church is the official, comprehensive summary of Catholic doctrine on faith and morals, intended as a reference for teaching and understanding the beliefs of the Catholic Church.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic Church document → catechism → doctrinal compendium → magisterial document → reference work →
approvedBy	Pope John Paul II →
authority	Magisterium of the Catholic Church →
basedOn	Magisterium of the Church → Sacred Scripture → Sacred Tradition →
contains	Apostles’ Creed exposition → Our Father exposition → Ten Commandments exposition →
countryOfOrigin	Vatican City →
dateOfPromulgation	1992-10-11 →
definitiveLatinEditionPublished	1997 →
firstEditionPublished	1992 →
hasAbbreviation	CCC →
hasEdition	second edition → typical Latin edition →
hasISBN	978-0-385-47912-1 →
hasPart	Part Four: Christian Prayer → Part One: The Profession of Faith → Part Three: Life in Christ → Part Two: The Celebration of the Christian Mystery →
hasTitle	Catechism of the Catholic Church →
intendedUse	reference text for bishops → reference text for catechists → reference text for priests → reference text for the faithful →
languageOfFirstEdition	French → Latin →
predecessor	Catechism of the Council of Trent → Roman Catechism →
promulgatedBy	Pope John Paul II →
publisher	Libreria Editrice Vaticana →
religiousTradition	Catholicism → Roman Catholic Church →
scope	universal Church →
subject	Catholic doctrine → faith → morals → prayer → sacraments →
usesSource	Bible → Church Fathers → Ecumenical councils → Liturgy → Lives of the saints →
yearOfPromulgation	1992 →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anointing of the Sick → Magisterium of the Catholic Church → Transubstantiation →	codifiedIn
Gaudium et Spes → Unitatis Redintegratio →	citedIn
Amoris laetitia →	cites
Catholic Church in France →	follows
Unction of the Sick ("Catechism of the Catholic Church 1499–1532") →	hasCanonicalReference
Ecclesiastical Latin ("Catechism of the Catholic Church (Latin typical edition)") →	hasKeyText
Christian catechism →	hasNotableExample
Catechism of the Catholic Church →	hasTitle
Pope John Paul II ("Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992)") →	issued
Holy Orders →	isTaughtIn
Perpetual Virginity of Mary →	isUpheldIn
Year of Faith →	linkedToText
Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology →	normativeSource
Godfried Danneels ("Catechism of the Catholic Church (contributor)") →	notableWork
Roman Catechism →	predecessorOf
Penance →	recognizedBy
Confirmation →	taughtIn
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine →	usesText