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Catholic catechesis

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It has been suggested that Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2017. The role of a Catholic catechist is to catechise (teach) the Faith of the Catholic Church by both word and example. Contents 1 Catechising 2 General Instruction of the Roman Missal 3 Guide for Catechists 4 Note with Pastoral Recommendations for the Year of Faith 4.1 At the diocesan level 4.2 At the parish level 5 Recognition of the ministry of catechist 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Catechising To catechize means to teach: more specifically, to teach by word of mouth. [1] Prior to the Second Vatican Council, the chief catechists at the parish level were priests, religious brothers or nuns. Since the late 20th century, particularly in Europe and the Americas, increasingly the role of the parish catechist has been undertaken by the Catholic laity. In addition to activities in...

Laity

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"Layman" redirects here. For the community, see Layman, Ohio. For the surname, see Layman (surname). For the butterfly, see Amauris albimaculata . A layperson (also layman or laywoman ) is a person who is not qualified in a given profession and/or does not have specific knowledge of a certain subject. In religious organizations, the laity consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non-ordained members of religious institutes, e.g. a nun or lay brother. [1] [2] In Christian cultures, the term lay priest was sometimes used in the past to refer to a secular priest, a diocesan priest who is not a member of a religious institute. [ citation needed ] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uses the term "Lay Priesthood" to emphasise that local congregational leaders are unpaid. Terms such as lay priest , lay clergy and lay nun were also once used in Buddhist cultures to indicate ordained persons who continued to live ...