Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: cms@dragon.uucp Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: re: Benjamin Britten's pagan? carol Message-ID: Date: 8 Aug 90 07:49:24 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Computer Projects Unlimited Lines: 44 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , norcio@afn.ifsm.umbc.edu (A. F. Norcio) writes: > In her recent response to this topic, Cindy Smith > refers to the "Catholic Catechism". It is necessary > to point out that there is no such document as the > "Catholic Catechism". There are a number of catechisms > that are used by various Catholic schools and parishes. > One of the more famous ones, which is now dated and > almost never used, is the Baltimore Catechism. > But there is no such thing as the "Catholic Catechism" > authorized, promulgated, or sanctioned by the Catholic Church. Absolutely correct! I should have been more specific. I have a dozen or more Catholic Cathecisms, some booklets, some whole books; I collect them for sport :-). Everyone should have a hobby. I also collect Rosaries; although there is no official Rosary of the Catholic Church, and the Dominican is considered standard, I've collected over 45 different versions, and I have about 20 different actual Rosary beads. The Rosary of Saint Jude is one of my favorites. > An official Catholic Church catechism is now being > developed by a Papal Commission with the assistance of > bishops and theologians from around the world. This > catechism now exists only in draft form and by no means > is complete. It is the intention of Rome that this document > will be the official catechism of the Catholic Church > if and when it is completed and is accpted by the bishops. I've heard hell's own noise about the contents, too. Has anyone else heard more about the controversy surrounding the official position of the Church on various controversial issues? -- Sincerely, Cindy Smith _///_ // SPAWN OF A JEWISH _///_ // _///_ // <`)= _<< CARPENTER _///_ //<`)= _<< <`)= _<< _///_ // \\\ \\ \\ _\\\_ <`)= _<< \\\ \\ \\\ \\ <`)= _<< >IXOYE=('> \\\ \\ \\\ \\_///_ // // /// _///_ // _///_ // emory!dragon!cms <`)= _<< _///_ // <`)= _<< <`)= _<< \\\ \\<`)= _<< \\\ \\ \\\ \\ GO AGAINST THE FLOW! \\\ \\ A Real Live Catholic in Georgia