The CCC was written in the Vatican with the specific intention of it's being used in each country as a basis for developing local catechism which address the specific cultural aspects of a given flock more fully or at length based on the CCC as a template. So the book's origin makes sense. As to it's contents, what can you say other then we must have trust in God to lead our good bishops.

That's exactly what I was worried about; a book adapted to a specific culture or country. That is not necessary. The CCC is written to define what the Church teaches is our faith, and that truth has not changed over the last two thousand years. I was apprehensive about getting a book in the U.S. that might try to adapt Church teachings to our so called enlightened and modern liberal society and its morals, instead of the society realizing that truth and our faith does not change and maybe it (society) should. All you should need for a different country or culture is the same CCC, but only published in the required language.

I note in Wikipedia:

A Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Prepared and Enjoined by Order of the Third Council of Baltimore (or, simply, the Baltimore Catechism) was the de facto standard Catholic school text in the United States from 1885 to the late 1960s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Catechism).

In 1970, the New American Bible (NAB) was first published. It is an English Bible translation that was produced by members of the Catholic biblical scholars in cooperation with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_American_Bible).

Thus I consider it appropriate that local Churches have their own books, as cultures vary and the perennial teaching of the Church must be explained to different people in different places and times using suitable language.

Thus the old Baltimore Catechism served American Catholicism well and the NAB is fine for many Catholics in the US.

Thus I wish the US CCC well.

God bless,

Noelfitz.
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS, IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS, IN OMNIBUS CARITAS.
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Warren!
You must have heard me ask God about how you are doing 'cause we haven't heard from you in some time. You know you are being prayed for!

His Son and His Spirit have ben very active with me - thanks to prayers, certainly, which have made me a more and more cheerfully cooperative patient for two fine medical teams and the gracious nursing staff at our hospital. Nurses seem to like patients who are 'patient' and likely to be interrupted praying his Rosary, I find.

I also found that wandering the halls of the ward floor at 4 AM may drive them crazy about my arrythmic heart, but I find it conducive to praying for all those fellow misfortunates in their beds. I even got one old fellow patient to ask for our priest to make a confession he hadn't made in twenty-five years!

My suffering pays its dividends - but, don't stop praying!

Oh, and our hospital broadcasts Brahms Lullaby (SO delightful!) when a newborn is successfully with us. Much to the nurses' mirth, I suggested that they balance the program with a broadcast mark of a lost patient - 'Howzabout "Another One Bites the Dust"?'

And, why is it that I can no longer pre-post to edit my work?