Fidei Depositum

Fidei deposit (abbreviation: FD ) is an Apostolic Constitution of 11 October 1992, Pope John Paul II to the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC ), which was written at the Second Vatican Council in the port, shall issue implementation provisions and this promulgated.

Guiding principle of the new Catechism

In " Fidei deposit " writes Pope John Paul II:

" This catechism is not intended to replace the regulations duly approved by the ecclesiastical authorities, the diocesan Bishops and the Episcopal Conferences of local catechisms, especially if they have received the approval of the Apostolic See. It is intended to encourage the writing of new local catechisms and to support those who wear into account the different situations and cultures, but at the same time carefully preserve the unity of faith and fidelity to the Catholic Church. "

Pope John Paul II called the KKK as a connection factory to the 2nd Vatican Council and as a " statement of the Church's faith and of Catholic doctrine, attested to by the Sacred Scripture, the Apostolic Tradition and the Magisterium of the Church or is enlightened ."

Table of Contents

In the introduction, John Paul II refers to the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council, which thirty years ago by his predecessor John XXIII. had been opened. He remembers the same time to the, through the Council, set tasks. Therefore, he had convened on 25 January 1985, a special meeting of the Synod of Bishops, in which the Synod Fathers have found the following:

" Very unanimously a catechism or compendium of all Catholic faith and morals is desired, so to speak, as a point of reference for the catechisms or compendia that are create in the different regions. The statement has to be biblical and liturgical held that offer true doctrine and at the same time be adapted to today's life. "

In another chapter, Pope John Paul II describes the origin and the main idea of the text. The 1986 Commission appointed by him, which consisted of twelve cardinals and bishops, and was supported by experts in theology and catechesis, was headed by the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, and I will prepare a draft. In the third chapter, the Pope describes the arrangement of the contents and provides a list of requirements to the new Catechism. Finally, he explains that he, by virtue of his apostolic ministry published the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which he had approved on 25 June 1992.