Sources

Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd edition

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General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd edition." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/catechism-of-the-catholic-church-2nd-edition.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd edition. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/catechism-of-the-catholic-church-2nd-edition

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-catechism-of-the-catholic-church-2nd-edi,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd edition},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/catechism-of-the-catholic-church-2nd-edition},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Catholic Church's own official statement of its doctrine, promulgated by the Holy See and published by the Vatican's own press, the Libreria Editrice Vaticana. As the Church's own primary institutional statement, marked in this atlas as a custodian source because the Holy See is both the subject and the author, it sits at this atlas's top tier as a direct primary record. Use it to document what the Catholic Church itself currently teaches. It is not independent outside scholarship, and it is not a source for how a teaching is understood outside Catholicism or for how a doctrine has historically developed over centuries, both of which need a scholarly history alongside it.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

The Catholic Church's own official statement of its doctrine, promulgated by the Holy See and published by the Vatican's own press, the Church's primary institutional record of what it currently teaches.

Notes

The Catholic Church's own official primary statement of its doctrine, promulgated by the Holy See. Use to document what the Catholic Church itself currently teaches; it is not independent scholarship and is not a source for how a doctrine is understood outside Catholicism, nor for the historical development of a teaching, which needs a scholarly history alongside it.

Citation

Author

Holy See

Publisher

Libreria Editrice Vaticana

Publication Year

1997

URL

https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM

Source Type

primary-text

Custodian

Custodian Source

Yes

Custodian Body

Holy See

Custodian Basis

The Catholic Church own authoritative statement of its doctrine. Authoritative for what the Church teaches; it is not an independent account of the history of that teaching.

Claims Backed By This Source (308 claims)

This source backs 308 claims across the atlas. As facts: 150 well-attested. As cited relationships: 80 holds, 2 connected, 1 rejected Here. Plus 75 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Rituals, 91 claims: 61 well-attested, 15 holds, 15 general references.
Denominations, 46 claims: 3 well-attested, 40 holds, 1 connected, 1 rejected Here, 1 general references.
Practices, 33 claims: 18 well-attested, 7 holds, 8 general references.
Doctrines, 31 claims: 16 well-attested, 7 holds, 8 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 28 claims: 10 well-attested, 5 holds, 13 general references.
Virtues, 20 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 holds, 8 general references.
Vices, 15 claims: 8 well-attested, 7 general references.
Articles, 13 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 connected, 2 general references.
Sources, 11 claims: 11 well-attested.
Prayers, 4 claims: 2 holds, 2 general references.
Religious Roles & Titles, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 3 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 3 claims: 3 general references.
Deities, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Mantras, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Religions, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Religious Dress & Vestments, 1 claims: 1 general references.