Catechism of the Council of Trent for Parish Priests
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- Catechism of the Council of Trent for Parish Priests (first published by the order of
Pope Pius V in 1566)
- How did the Trent fathers explain the necessity of teaching correct doctrine to
the populace?
- Like one Lord and one faith
- there must be one standard and prescribed form
- It is a 'remedy' to what they viewed as the 'heresies of our time'
- Like one Lord and one faith
- Why and how does the passage draw attention to issues of authority?
- Suggests Catholic teachers and pastors are key sources of authority
- authority of Catholic church was 'ordained' by the 'Saviour' (Jesus)
- Authority is carried on through generations, not just first ministry
- Why is Protestantism regarded as a threat to Catholicism?
- it is viewed as heresy, a work of Satan
- 'no corner of Christendom, into which this pestilence has not sought secretly to insinuate itself'
- Catechism
- Work of religious instruction
- Became chief means of spreading correct doctrine among Protestants and Catholics in early modern period
- Set up in question and answer format
- Short, carefully structured answers
- Partly written to encourage consistent and coherent teaching among clergy and were sometimes used in catechism classes for young as well as for private study
- Both Catholics and Protestants wrote catechisms
- Widespread use in teaching by Protestants (beginning with Luther, c.1529) that galvanised Catholics to create their own versions
- How did the Trent fathers explain the necessity of teaching correct doctrine to
the populace?
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