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# United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

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    expedicious delievery time
  

*by E***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2022*

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    Useful tool for those coming into the faith or those who never learned it. Beware of some of the teaching on social doctrine
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2010*

I bought this book to help me understand the teaching of the Catholic Church while I go through the RCIA process.  I found it to be a useful foundation for the teaching we get in RCIA and the readings that we are supplied with in that process.  The information is concise and well written and is organized in such a way as to be useful to those who are reading it all the way through or those who wish to use it as a reference.  I would strongly recommend anyone going through the RCIA process or, those from other faith backgrounds who are curious as to what the Church actually teaches, to read this book.  I have to say that many of the things which are often portrayed as being taught by the Church are not accurate.  Those who are interested should get it right from the source.Furthermore, some of the less positive comments on this text have suggested that the US Conference of Catholic Bishops had no reason to develop this catechism and everyone could have just used the original.  It is true that we could all use the original and it is a fantastic resource.  However, it is completely false to suggest that there was no need to develop cultural specific catechisms.  In fact, that is one of the stated purposes of the this catechism: [...].  "It is meant to encourage and assist in the writing of new local catechisms, which take into account various situations and  cultures, while carefully preserving the unity of faith and fidelity to catholic doctrine".  Blessed Pope John Paul IISo, you have heard the good, now for the bad. The section on Catholic Social doctrine is good for the most part, but there are some disturbing problems.  For instance, the manner in which the doctrine of Subsidiarity is portrayed in this Catechism is as if it was of minimal importance, when the CCC and the Compendium for the Social Doctrine of the Church treat it as essential, and a major aspect of Catholic Social Teaching.  This gives the impression that the Church is in support of governmental action in all parts of our lives, which is not remotely the case.  "CCC 1883 states:1883 Socialization also presents dangers. Excessive intervention by the state can threaten personal freedom and  initiative. the teaching of the Church has elaborated the principle of subsidiarity, according to which "a community of a higher  order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order, depriving the latter of its functions, but  rather should support it in case of need and help to co-ordinate its activity with the activities of the rest of society, always  with a view to the common good."7You will need to look very carefully to see the difference. You will note that CCC 1883 talks about "in case of need" -- not mentioned in the USCCB Catechism. Also, note that the CCC talks about "a community of a higher order..." while the USCCB Catechism talks about "governments". We know that communities of higher order can talk about the immediate family, the extended family, the neighborhood, the town, the parish, the diocese, and so on..."communities of higher order" are not limited to governments. Yet, if you teach catechism based solely upon the USCCB document, you would not recognize that.Next, on page 421ff, there is a presentation talking about the Reflections of the Catholic Bishops of the United States on the Church's Social Teaching: Major Themes.This portion is a condensation of the USCCB "Pastoral Letter" Economic Justice for All. Economic Justice for All was written by Robert Weakland in 1986. To my knowledge, it did not receive unanimous consent by the US bishops nor did it receive a Recognito from the Holy See (ref CIC Can 455 and Motu Proprio Apostolos Suos). In other words, it is not Magisterial, but it is in the USCCB Catechism which gives the impression that it is authoritative, and this is a problem, a major problem.The bottom line is that this text does a good job of presenting the Faith overall in a clear and direct fashion, something which cannot be said for the Universal Catechism (CCC).  Unfortunately, the presentation of the Church's social teaching is significantly hampered by the presentation of a very socialistic view which is not in line with authoritative Church teaching on the subject.  I wish I could say that this is surprising, but it is not considering some of the other things which have come out of the conference.  In future editions, if the issues in this area were fixed, it would be an excellent text to use.Having said all of that, I think people would be better served to pick up the wonderful Catechism by Fr. John Hardon, SJ.  It is readable, faithful, clear and direct, etc.; all the things that a good catechism should be. 
  
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    Good luck and God Bless...

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    Terrific book
  

*by Z***Y on Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2022*

This book is easy to read and understand. It is fun to read and I am really enjoying the journey!

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