Talk:Youcat

Comment # 01

There is not any public document where the hierarchy of the Catholic Church, says that Youcat is official. So that, it is better to clarify that the title that carries the book is only a decision of its authors.

One of the editors made ​​it clear that Youcat is NOT a document of the Church :

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=122235791191097&set=a.103242726423737.7163.103240083090668&type=1

Moreover, in regard to ecclesiastical approvals, the book has several outstanding issues to be clarified:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=131307950283881&set=a.103242726423737.7163.103240083090668&type=1

As explained in the article, The Pope only wrote the foreword to the book, therefore, is not accurate to list Him as author.

End Comment #01 --Duga123 (talk) 19:14 (Aprox.), 1 July 2011 (UTC)

The Pope did commission the book to be written, as stated in said introduction. Mangwanani ^(talk) 21:47, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

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Comment # 02

In that preface, the Pope just said:

"In this context we asked ourselves if we should not seek to translate the Catechism of the Catholic Church into the language of young people and make its words penetrate their world."

http://www.zenit.org/rssenglish-31672

This is different than, for example, what explain the hierarchy on the creation of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

http://www.vatican.va/archive/compendium_ccc/documents/archive_2005_compendium-ccc_en.html#INTRODUCTION

It is, therefore, logical that the Compendium is located in the Vatican Web, and Youcat is not.

No other public reference is made later by the Pope to this publication (Youcat). And recently, in June 13, 2011, speaking about evangelization, the Pope, once again, mention the Catechism of the Catholic Church as the instrument for educating in the faith :

"Catechesis is an ecclesial action and it is therefore necessary that catechists teach and witness to the faith of the Church and do not give their own interpretation of it. For this very reason the Catechism of the Catholic Church was compiled. This evening I present it in spirit to all of you anew so that the Church of Rome may be committed with fresh joy to educating in the faith."

Italian: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2011/june/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20110613_convegno-diocesi-rm_it.html

English: http://www.zenit.org/article-32857?l=english

These arguments, along with the above (comment # 01) they conclude that there are no sufficient grounds for attributing to Youcat the title of "official publication of the Catholic Church". This do not prejudge at all the quality of this work.

End Comment # 02 --Duga123 (talk) 11:10, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

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Inappropriate Restoring by C.Fred

I have added information about YOUCAT with enough citations. And I think, C. Fred has taken it personally with enough prejudice. The title of the text is in block letters- YOUCAT- in the official text and website with the implication that it is a title and an abbreviation for YOUth CATechism. The background behind the formation of this text is explained by Benedict XVI in the foreward of YOUCAT. The rest of the information is in their own instagram page. Again, "how to read YOUCAT" is also deleted. It is important since the book is based on another authoritative text. Malayalam translation is available in print. What is needed is more an open mind than a revert-philia Ezhuth (talk) 03:54, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

If the title is YOUCAT, as an acronym, please explain what each of the six letters stands for. Wikipedia does not stylize titles into all caps just because the publisher chooses to. A "how to read Youcat" section is also inapprrpriate: Wikipedia is not a how-to guide. —C.Fred (talk) 12:27, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

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