Unfortunately, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, like so many things coming in these modernist-infected times, has been corrupted. Studying a catechism like the Catechism of the Council of Trent or the Baltimore Catechism or, in fact, Credo is more likely to build up the faith without introducing novelties that twist the truth.
Traditionally most Catholic catechisms begin with the creed. I'm on Chapter 16 "I believe in the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints." With all the chaos in the Church at present, this chapter offers clear teaching on the nature of the Church, the papacy, and our obligations as Catholics. I'll quote several questions:
681. Have there been cases of popes promoting dectrinally erroneous and morally problematic sacramental practices?
Yes. In 2016 Pope Francis approved the norms of the Buenos Aires bishops that granted Communion to unrepentant public adulterers. "When it is not possible to obtain a declaration of nullity, [living in continence] may not, in fact, be feasible....If one arrives at the recognition that, in a particular case, there are limitations that diminish responsibility and culpability, particularly when a person judges that he would fall into a subsequent fault by damaging the children of the new union [by living in continence], Amoris Laetititia opens up the possibility of access to the sacraments of reconcilation and the Eucharist."
This of course is pure moral relativism, the camel's nose in the tent to completely undermine Church teaching on human sexuality. The Church in the U.S. has already made declarations of nullity the equivalent of Catholic divorce. Pope Francis went beyond that to normalize and legitimize adultery.
683. Then a pope is not infallible in all that he teaches or commands at every moment?
No. A pope is guaranteed to be free from all possibility of error only when he restates prior infallible teaching, or makes an ex cathedra pronouncement.
The question in between these two bears significantly on the argument today about whether the See of Peter is vacant.
682. Did the past erring popes thereby lose their papal office?
No. In the history of the Church, no pope who taught errors thereby lost his office, or was posthumously declared an invalid pope.
For this section alone, the catechism is worth the price. Bishop Schneider is a reliable witness to the truth, a true son of the Church. You can visit his website at Gloria Dei and you can purchase the catechism here. It's recommended by Cardinal Robert Sarah, Bishop Joseph Strickland, and Bishop Elias Nassar. The recommendation by historian, Fr. Michael Fiedrowicz of Berlin Germany is especially apt:
The special value of this Compendium consists above all in the the fact that numerous current questions and problems...are clarified in the light of traditional teaching of the Church, offering the faithful helpful orientation in times of confusion.
If you feel like your in a white-out blizzard of confusion dealing with modern Rome and the many errors being inflicted on us, get the catechism. Study it, pray over it, and let the truth it teaches calm the storms of chaos. It's a lot easier to keep the faith if you know the faith.
Thank you, Bishop Schneider, for this wonderful gift to the Church and the confused flock!
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