Youcat

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YOUCAT is the 2011 published Youth - Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church . The work, written in question-and-answer form, is used in Catholic youth work worldwide and has appeared in over 30 languages.

A major reason for the rapid worldwide reception of the work was the foreword by Pope Benedict XVI. which sparked an international learning movement among young Catholics that continues to this day. There he writes: “You must know what you believe. You must know your faith as precisely as an IT specialist knows the operating system of a computer. You must understand him as a good musician understands his piece. Yes, you must be deeply rooted in the faith than the generation of your parents in order to be able to face the challenges and temptations of this time with strength and determination. "

The YOUCAT is based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992) and the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (2005). The German edition has 304 pages and consists of four chapters with 527 questions and answers. At the 2011 World Youth Day , 700,000 copies of YOUCAT were distributed in 13 languages ​​on behalf of the Pope.

Due to its accessible language, its worldwide availability and its youth-friendly design, YOUCAT has established itself as one of the most successful media of the new evangelization worldwide, which was expressly appreciated by the Synod of Bishops for the new evangelization (Prop. 51).

The German first edition was published on March 25, 2011 by Pattloch Verlag in Munich . In 2014 the project was taken over by the YOUCAT Foundation gGmbH. The International Pontifical Aid Church in Need is the sole shareholder of the YOUCAT Foundation . YOUCAT® is an internationally protected word and figurative mark.

Structure and design

In terms of content, the youth catechism is divided into four sections: Faith , sacraments , Christian life and prayer . In its division it follows the Compendium of the Catechism and the Catechism of the Catholic Church .

The text is supplemented by quotations from the Bible , by saints and well-known authors, as well as by explanations and references. The additions are arranged in the marginal columns and are intended to help you understand the statements of faith. YOUCAT is illustrated by works of Christian iconography , photographs and stick figures , which can also be viewed on the right-hand side in the manner of a flip book . The YOUCAT logo consists of Christian symbols arranged in the form of a "Y".  This stands for the word "Youth", in German youth, who is the target group of the books.

The text is supplemented by quotations from the Bible , by saints and well-known authors, as well as by explanations and references. The additions are arranged in the marginal columns and are intended to help you understand the statements of faith. The Youcat is illustrated by works of Christian iconography , photographs and stick figures , which can also be viewed on the right edge in the manner of a flip book .

expenditure

In addition to German , Youcat was initially published in fourteen other languages: English , French , Danish , Italian , Croatian , Dutch , Polish , Spanish , Slovak , Slovenian , Armenian , Ukrainian , Russian , Indonesian . After that, editions in Malayalam , which is spoken in parts of India , Korean and Arabic and later also Chinese and Japanese were published. Youcat has now been translated into 72 languages, and further editions are in the works.

In Germany, the work, which has been sold over five million times worldwide, is currently in its 12th edition, which has been slightly updated after the change of Pope. This edition of the Youth Catechism, published in 2015, has been supplemented by some texts and pictures from Pope Francis .

YOUCAT series

In the meantime, a few other similar or complementary religious educational writings and textbooks have been published in the Youcat series . The books appear outwardly in the same design and are also marked with the characteristic "Y", but mostly differ in that the cover color differs from the papal yellow of the main work:

literature

  • Schönborn, Christoph (Cardinal) / Langer, Michael / Mann, Christine: The YOUCAT project. Significance - Opportunities - Visions , Neue Stadt Verlag, 2011. ISBN 978-3-87996-923-4
  • Kubitza, Heinz-Werner: Seduced youth: A criticism of the youth catechism Youcat. Sensible Answers to Catholic Questions , Tectum Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8288-2800-1
  • Youcat , Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church, with a foreword by Pope Benedict XVI. , ( Pattloch Verlag ) Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-629-02194-6
  • Austrian Bishops' Conference (Ed.): YOUCAT Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church. With a foreword by Pope Benedict XVI. 12th edition. Youcat Foundation, Augsburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-945148-15-0 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Text of the foreword by Pope Benedict XVI. . Vatican website, accessed November 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ Information that is no longer available on the publisher's website www.youcat.org . Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Youcat" youth catechism already translated into 72 languages , kathisch.at, article from October 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ Product information on shop.youcat.org , accessed November 7, 2017.

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