Bengaluru: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão, president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI), will release the new directory for catechesis on October 1.
CCBI is a national body of Latin Rite bishops of India.
The directory, prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization of the Holy See, which was promulgated on June 25.
It is the revised version of General Catechetical Directory of 1971 and General Directory for Catechesis of 1997.
The new directory contains norms, principles, directives and guideline for effective and orderly catechesis in schools, parishes and dioceses.
Its publishers say the directory is highly relevant for catechetical and new evangelization ministries in the parish, diocesan and religious congregation levels.
they also say the directory would be useful resource material for priests, religious, catechism teachers and all those who have involved in the catechetical ministry of the Church.
The directory, published by the CCBI, is being distributed by the Asian Theological Corporation, a publishing house based in Bengaluru.
The 248-page book costs 250 rupees.
The whole world is fighting with the deadly virus. India managed to reach the second place in the world list with almost 62 lakhs. The death toll is almost nearing one lakh. The country’s economy has already touched the rock bottom. Crores of migrant workers have become jobless. A vast majority of the unemployed youth and those who have lost jobs due to covid-19 are starving. The suicide rate is on the increase. Farm bills are passed to crush the farmers. FCRA amendment has been done to forces the NGOs close their operations. Rapes of minor girls and young women have become a daily affair.
In the above frightening and pathetic scenario, the CCBI is going to release the new directory containing norms, principles, directives and guideline for effective and orderly catechesis in schools, parishes and dioceses. What a priority for the CCBI!!!
NERO FIDDLED WHILE ROME BURNT!
How different is this from the official “Catechism of the Catholic Church” promulgated by Pope John Paul on 11/10/1992?