Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church

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The Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church is a Vatican-appointed body of bishops and theologians responsible for drafting and overseeing the official universal catechism that systematically presents Catholic doctrine.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Vatican body ⓘ
ecclesiastical commission ⓘ
aimsTo ensure unity of Catholic teaching ⓘ
provide an authoritative reference for catechesis ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Eastern Catholic Churches (doctrinally) ⓘ
Latin Church ⓘ
appointedBy Pope John Paul II ⓘ
basedOn Magisterium of the Church ⓘ
Sacred Scripture ⓘ
Sacred Tradition ⓘ
linked to: Holy Tradition
composedOf bishops ⓘ
theologians ⓘ
country Vatican City ⓘ
createdBy Pope John Paul II ⓘ
field Catholic doctrine ⓘ
Catholic theology ⓘ
catechetics ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver content of the Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ
hasOutput official Latin text of the Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ
revised editions of the Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ
hasRole drafting the Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ
ensuring doctrinal fidelity of the Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ
overseeing the preparation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ
hasTask consult episcopal conferences on the catechism draft ⓘ
prepare a universal catechism for the Catholic Church ⓘ
review drafts of the Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ
systematically present Catholic doctrine ⓘ
inception after the Second Vatican Council ⓘ
jurisdiction universal Church ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Holy See ⓘ
memberOf Roman Curia (broadly understood) ⓘ
motive need for a universal reference text on Catholic doctrine ⓘ
partOf teaching mission of the Catholic Church ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
responsibleFor Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ
startTime 1980s ⓘ
subjectOf Apostolic Constitution Fidei Depositum ⓘ
supervisedBy Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ⓘ
usesMethod consultation of bishops worldwide ⓘ
theological review ⓘ
workLocation Vatican City ⓘ

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Part One: The Profession of Faith → author → Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ