On August 15, 1997 [[Pope John Paul II]] officially promulgated the ''[[Catechism of the Catholic Church]]'' (CCC), "a totally reliable way to present, with renewed fervor, each and every part of the Christian message to the people of our time." (Apostolic Letter ''Laetamur Magnopere.'') Particular national, ethnic, age-oriented and special-needs catechisms were to be prepared from this source. | On August 15, 1997 [[Pope John Paul II]] officially promulgated the ''[[Catechism of the Catholic Church]]'' (CCC), "a totally reliable way to present, with renewed fervor, each and every part of the Christian message to the people of our time." (Apostolic Letter ''Laetamur Magnopere.'') Particular national, ethnic, age-oriented and special-needs catechisms were to be prepared from this source. |