Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Name

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Description

Reference work that summarizes the Catholic Church's doctrine. It was promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1992 as a reference for the development of local catechisms, directed primarily to those (in the church) responsible for catechesis and offered as "useful reading for all other Christian faithful". It has been translated into and published in more than twenty languages worldwide.

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Religions

Roman Catholicism

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Who can receive Catholic Baptism?

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"Every person not yet baptized and only such a person is able to be baptized."

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Infant baptism, common in Catholic, Orthodox, and some Protestant churches, is based on the belief that baptism removes original sin and initiates the child into the Christian faith, with the commitment to Christian upbringing by the parents and godparents.

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