Catechesi tradendae

Catechesi tradendae (CT) is an Apostolic Exhortation written by Pope John Paul II, published October 16th, 1979, on “catechesis in our time”.

The original English text can be found in full on the Vatican website. It is served again here to enable deep-linking of footnote references from the Catechism.

Subsections

Introduction

I. We Have But One Teacher, Jesus Christ

II. An Experience as Old as the Church

III. Catechesis in the Church's Pastoral and Missionary Activity

IV. The Whole of the Good News Drawn From Its Source

V. Everybody Needs to be Catechized

VI. Some Ways and Means of Catechesis

VII. How to Impart Catechesis

VIII. The Joy of Faith in a Troubled World

IX. The Task Concerns Us All

Conclusion