Catechism of the Council of Trent - The Roman Catechism

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The Roman Catechism.

This catechism was compiled under the direction of St. Charles Borromeo and recognized as the most authoritative Catholic catechism. Leo XIII recommended two books-- the Summa and this Catechism--for all seminarians! Pope Benedict 16th, as a Cardinal, called it the most important Catholic Catechism. Originally designed to supply parish priest with an official book of instruction, it has been used extensively by the laity as a steadying guide in our confused age. New typesetting and beautiful hardbound cover.

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The Roman Catechism

Also called: Catechism of the Council of Trent, the Tridentine Catechism, or the Catechism for Parish Priests

This edition has the Imprimatur of Cardinal Hayes, dated Jan. 3, 1923, several Nihil Obstats, and an Imprimi Potest.

The Roman Catechism was commissioned and published by St. Pius V as a result of the Council of Trent and the authorship was headed by St. Charles Borromeo. With two saints like those two in charge, you know it has to be good. It is set up the way one would expect an adult level Catechism to be, with a section about the Apostle's Creed and it’s constituent parts, a section on the Sacraments (both in general and in particular), the Ten Commandments, and a section on prayer, with emphasis on the Lord’s Prayer.

The most well known catechism today, the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1994), has a nearly identical layout, but tends to use less concise and more ambiguous language. The Roman Catech Full Review...

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