Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church

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The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church is an official, concise summary of Catholic doctrine presented in a clear, question-and-answer format for easier teaching and understanding of the faith.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Church document
catechetical text
summary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
approvedBy Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith NERFINISHED
Pope Benedict XVI NERFINISHED
audience bishops
catechists
lay faithful
priests
authority Magisterium of the Catholic Church NERFINISHED
basedOn Catechism of the Catholic Church NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED
contains exposition of the Creed
summary of Catholic doctrine
teaching on Christian prayer
teaching on the moral life
teaching on the sacraments
countryOfOrigin Vatican City NERFINISHED
genre catechism
religious instruction
hasCanonicalStatus official summary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
hasEdition multiple language editions
hasFormat question-and-answer
hasPart section on Christian prayer
section on life in Christ
section on the celebration of the Christian mystery
section on the profession of faith
includes brief formulas of doctrine
common Catholic prayers
short prayers
intendedUse reference text for catechesis
tool for evangelization
isShorterThan Catechism of the Catholic Church NERFINISHED
languageOfFirstEdition Italian
promulgatedBy Pope Benedict XVI NERFINISHED
promulgationDate 2005-06-28
publishedBy Libreria Editrice Vaticana NERFINISHED
purpose to aid understanding of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
to facilitate teaching of the Catholic faith
to provide a concise summary of Catholic doctrine
religiousTradition Catholicism NERFINISHED
structure questions and answers
teaches Catholic doctrine
Catholic moral teaching
Catholic sacramental theology
Catholic understanding of prayer

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CCC influenced Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
subject surface form: Catechism of the Catholic Church