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Is an adult convert to Catholicism required to accept everything in the Catechism before he/she is baptized?
Caveat to this answer: Both priests gave you better pastoral guidance than you'll receive on an internet Q&A site.
No, that 100% target isn't a critical milestone for a neophyte, which is the ...
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Is there a 'correct' pattern for Anglicans and/or Roman Catholics when crossing yourself?
For Catholics, it's using the right hand, forehead-chest-left shoulder-right shoulder.
The Sign of the Cross (from the Fountain of Catholic Knowledge,
OFFICE OF CATHOLIC PUBLICATIONS, Imprimatur,...
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What is a Catechism and when and how did they originate
Have a read of the Wikipedia article on Catechesis: churches have long been using the terms "catechist" to refer to teachers and "catechumens" to refer to students, both based on the Greek word ...
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Why did St. Monica defer St. Augustine's baptism?
Theology of Baptism in the North African Early Church
Although infant baptism was practiced in the early church prior to Augustine (b. AD 354), there seemed to be a movement against infant baptism at ...
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What is a Catechism and when and how did they originate
I would like to share some further research I did on this question. Here is a short extract from the Catholic Encyclopedia:
"Catechumen," in the early Church, was the name applied to one who had ...
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Can a baptized Protestant (but not confirmed as Catholic) receive absolution from a Catholic priest?
Can a baptized Protestant (but not confirmed as Catholic) receive absolution from a Catholic priest?
If the situation merits such an undertaking as in danger of death or some other serious issue: Yes ...
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Why did ancient catechumens delay baptism as long as possible?
In the first centuries CE, religious instruction was at first given after baptism. In later centuries, believers were given increasingly specific instructions before being baptized, especially in the ...
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