Three years after the tip of the Council of Trent, in 1566, i.e. 545 years ago, the "Catechism of the Council of Trent for the utilization of parish priests" was needed. The Catechism has also been called the Catechism of Saint Saint Pius V, the Roman Catechism, the Tridentine Catechism or the Catechismus ad parochos. for several centuries it had been the sole catechism that was both the fruit of an ecumenical Council with papal authority and with official authority for the entire Church: it had been truly an exception ...
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Three years after the tip of the Council of Trent, in 1566, i.e. 545 years ago, the "Catechism of the Council of Trent for the utilization of parish priests" was needed. The Catechism has also been called the Catechism of Saint Saint Pius V, the Roman Catechism, the Tridentine Catechism or the Catechismus ad parochos. for several centuries it had been the sole catechism that was both the fruit of an ecumenical Council with papal authority and with official authority for the entire Church: it had been truly an exception among catechisms. it's also been recommended by numerous local Synods and Councils. it had been published with the concept of counterbalancing the influence of Protestant catechisms and contributing to the education of the religion within the Christian people. the most characteristic of this Catechism is that the absence of any discussion of theological schools. It reflects the thinking of the Church, supported Scripture, patristics and also the thought of Trent, making its own the lines of the simplest theology. Saint Pius V always fought vigorously, implacably but always faithfully against heresy. If he had a natural dislike for the Reformation, as head of the Church he must have felt an even greater aversion. And if one considers the cruelties of the Protestants at that time against Bretons, and takes into account the ideas of his time, one can understand the attitude he took, so different from our current customs. Pius V did not forget that the conversion of souls must be a work of persuasion and not of fear, fides suadenda non imponenda, but wanted to preserve the shy and naive faithful from contagion all costs. He knew that he was invested by God with the right to punish and the duty to confirm his sons in Faith. Hence his serenity of mind, which explains the imperious tone of his orders and his holy impetuousness in acting.
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