Catechism Of The Catholic Church

The Catechism of the Catholic Church is meant to be the entire corpus of major Catholic dogmatic teachings. The word 'catechism' comes from the Greek for 'oral teaching' and reflects that the book is meant to present the various parts of Catholic belief in exposition form.

The Catechism was promulgated by Pope John Paul II 1992.

The Catechism, in its entirety, can also be viewed publicly and online at Vatican.Va.

Importance:
The Catechism of the Catholic Church is important because it offers everything that the Roman Church purports to be true. Therefore, for those who are skeptical or seek to debunk many of the falsehoods of Roman Catholicism, it offers a handy guide to really nail down what the Church says.

One of the problems in being critical of Catholic teachings is the sheer volume of the Church's corpus of letters, books, codices, decrees and anything else that makes up their teachings.