Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 848 pages
- Published by: Doubleday March 4, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0385508190
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0385508193
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Book Dimensions:
7.5 x 4.4 x 1.6 inches
- Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Reader Reviews
I grew up Catholic, served as an altar boy, followed the sacraments and thought I was a Catholic. I received this as a birthday gift from my parents. While thumbing through it, I had no idea what being a Catholic was. "Catechism of the Catholic Church" -- officially published by the Vatican -- is used by both Protestant and Catholic schools to teach what Catholics believe. The top evangelical college in America (Wheaton College) even uses it for their Catholic theology course. I realized while reading this I had no idea what a Catholic baptism was, what the Catholic Church said about saints, what Rome has to say about Catholics who have converted to another Christian faith. And I learned some things the priest in our Chicagoland parish was not teaching Catholic doctrine. Whether you are Catholic or not, there is a fair chance you've bought into some of what pop-culture has said Catholic is and is not. This easy-to-read (thick, but well-organized) book will give you the Catholic position on the matter. I fully recommend "Catechism of the Catholic Church." Anthony Trendl editor, HungarianBookstore.com
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