United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

CONGREGATIO PRO CLERICIS

DECREE

Prot. N. 20090825

In a letter of August 25th, 2008, His Eminence Francis Cardinal George,

OMI, 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 United

States Conference of Catholic Bishops, requested from the Holy See, the neces-

sary

recognitio

for revision to the catechism entitled the

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 the ref-

erence of their particular competencies. In a letter of March 12th, 2009 (Prot.

N. 294/70-29004), the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith indicated its

dispositions in regard to the text.

The Congregation for the Clergy, by this Decree, hereby grants the requested

recognitio

in accord with the abovementioned authority, to the text of the

United

States Catholic Catechism for Adults

. Any subsequent revisions will require that

the necessary approvals be obtained, in accord with the law. With the granting

of this

recognitio

the text becomes the “Definitive Text” of the

United States

Catholic Catechism for Adults

This decree is to be published in its entirety at the beginning of the text of

the

United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

Given at the Seat of the Congregation for the Clergy

Saturday, 13 June 2009

Claudio Cardinal Hummes

Prefect

•

Mauro Piacenza

Titular Archbishop of Vittoriana

Secretary