Catechism of the Catholic Church Author: U.S. Catholic Church | Language: English | ISBN:
0385508190 | Format: EPUB
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"A sure and certain standard for the teaching of the faith." -- Pope John Paul II.
From the Trade Paperback edition.Review
"A sure and certain standard for the teaching of the faith." -- Pope John Paul II.
From the Trade Paperback edition. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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- Hardcover: 825 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Religion; 1st purchase: 8/1/06, Random House, Qty: 100, Unit cost: $5.98, Total: $598 2nd purchase: 7/16/07, Random House, Qty: 100, Unit cost: $5.98, Total: $598 edition (March 4, 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385508190
- ISBN-13: 978-0385508193
- Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.7 x 1.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I purchased this version of the Catechism to replace the original first edition by Ligouri Press that I had before (ahem) "lending" it to someone a few years ago and never getting it back. I miss that first edition for a number of reasons, not the least of which were my rather copious margin notes and highlights I had made, as well as it's overall heft. The only downside was that they subsequently did some revisions and issued a separate addendum containing the corrections. For the record, that addendum always stayed with the main book and is presumed "missing" along with its main volume. Without getting too bogged down in the history of the book, the First Edition was based largely (if not exclusively) on the French translation of the Catechism. Once they completed the Latin version and began cross-checking, they discovered a number of linguistic inadequacies that were later addressed through the addendum then through subsequent issuances (like this one.)
I was pleased to find this 2nd edition printing available (in hard cover, no less) for such a decent price. And to be certain, it is indeed the "revised" (based on the Latin text) version of the new Catechism. The reality of things hit me as soon as I pulled the volume from the box it shipped in. This edition is at least 1.5-2 inches smaller in both height and width than it's Ligouri predecessor. It also seems a skosh thinner than I remember the original being. I'm guessing this is due to smaller margins and MUCH smaller typeface, as well as some apparent content that was trimmed from this edition (primarily indices).
The book does seem to be well constructed; the binding is tight, the leaves appear clean-cut and a casual pass-through noted no noticeable bleeds, smudges or mis-registers.
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