catechism of the catholic church

I am working on a research paper for AP US History on a book that has made a change, or has impacted America. I chose the book Catechism of the Catholic Church in hopes of enlightening my homosexual history teacher with the teachings of the Catholic Church. Only problem is that im having trouble finding a significant change it has made on AMERICA. Any suggestions

It hasn't even had a significant effect on Catholic America. Only now are textbooks being published with corrections and the right amount of emphasis on things.

Change your topic to the change from a Church of immigrants to a Church of middle class (and possibly the impact of Vatican II on the American Church).

Don't prostelyze with your term paper. It makes it an inferior term paper.

The use of public schools to educate Catholic children on how to be American led to the establishment of private Catholic schools. This is related to the establishment clause in the Constitution.

2010-03-18 17:38:40 by Da Gcg

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http://www.amazon.com/Catechism-Catholic -Church-Second-U-S/dp/0385508190/ref=pd_ ts_b_1?ie=UTF8&s=books

http://www.amazon.com/Catechism-Catholic -Church-U-S/dp/0385479670/ref=pd_ts_b_6? ie=UTF8&s=books

Are these two the same books? Do they have the exact same contents except that one is paperback and one is hardcover?
I was just worried that the Hardcover, since it is a more recent edition, may have like newer rules or something like that... So they are the exact same?

I am not sure if they are exactly the same. But you want to use the one that says "Second Edition - revised in accordance with the official Latin Text promulgated by Pope John Paul II"

This is the current version, used in Catholic Schools.

http://www.amazon.com/Catechism-Catholic -Church-Second-U-S/dp/0385508190/ref=pd_ ts_b_1?ie=UTF8&s=books

2008-03-19 20:10:50 by The Answer

Price: $14.95

I am a Catholic and I've been searching for articles, books, and online information where I can learn more about the Catholic Church's Doctrines. do you have websites to recommend to me, books, and other articles, that are reliable sources about the teachings of the Catholic Church? thanks in advance!
Farsight, I can afford one, but I just don't have time to go anywhere else besides my workplace...

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"My Dear Catholics, is there an easy way to learn about the Catechism of the Catholic Church?"

The best way is to attend an RCIA class & discuss questions you have each week while reading the Catechism; you would probably attend Mass weekly & discuss the Bible readings. RCIA is the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults; early before RCIA classes are often called the inquiry stage to learn more about the Catholic faith. There are no obligaitions for inquirers.

The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Joseph Ratzinger; Pope Benedict XVI is what many RCIA classes use.

"The Compendium, which I now present to the Universal Church, is a faithful and sure synthesis of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It contains, in concise form, all the essential and fundamental elements of the Church’s faith, thus constituting, as my Predecessor had wished, a kind of vademecum which allows believers and non-believers alike to behold the entire panorama of the Catholic faith." p. xii

The free online Compendium is here:

http://www.vatican.va/archive/compendium _ccc/documents/archive_2005_compendium-c cc_en.html

The free Catechism & Bible are on the Vatican website here:

http://www.vatican.va/archive/bible/inde x.htm

An excellent DVD series on the Cathechism is by Fr John Corapi, SOLT. It contains about 50 episodes & he is excellent, but costs $200+. I look for this series which shows Sundays at 8 pm under the television link on: http://www.ewtn.com/

Msgr William Smith passed away last month; he is one of the best spoken priests I have heard:

http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/seri essearchprog.asp?seriesID=6608&T1=
*Currently the video is not working so I sent them an email.

The Knights of Columbus are an excellent group and offer 2 free online catechism courses here:

http://www.kofc.org/eb/en/publications/c is/courses/index.html