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CONGREGATIO PRO CLERICIS
DECREE
Prot. N. 20052247
In a letter of the 10th January 2005, the Most Rev. William S. Skylstad,
President of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
, in accord with the
provisions of the
Apostolic Constitution: Pastor bonus
, number 94, Canon 775,
§2, of the
Code of Canon Law
and number 285, of the
General Directory for
Catechesis
, having obtained the previous assent of the Bishops of the United States
Conference of Bishops, requested from the Holy See, the necessary “
recognitio
”
for the catechism entitled
United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
.
As required, the text was examined by both the Congregation for the Clergy
and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, within the terms of refer-
ence of their particular competencies. In a letter of 5th October 2005, (Prot. N.
78/2005-21822), the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith indicated its dis-
positions in regard to the text.
The required modifications of both Congregations have been amalgamated
and are attached. The inclusion of these modifications into the text is a necessary
condition to the granting of the “
recognitio.
”
This being said, the Congregation for the Clergy, by this Decree, hereby grants
the requested “
recognitio
” in accord with its above mentioned authority, to the text
entitled
United States Catechism for Adults
, presented on the 10th January 2005.
With the granting of this “
recognitio,
” and the previous inclusion of the modi-
fications indicated, this text will become the “Definitive Text” of the
United States
Catechism for Adults
. Any subsequent revisions will require that the necessary
approvals be obtained, in accord with the law.
This Decree is to be published in its entirety at the beginning of the text of the
United States Catechism for Adults
.
Given at the Seat of the Congregation for the Clergy.
22nd November 2005
Feast of St. Cecilia.
Darío Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos
Prefect.
•
Csaba Ternyák
Titular Archbishop of Eminentiana
Secretary.