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There is nothing wrong with the format of the CCC. In fact, I think the format is laudable.

But which CCC is the right one? I bought the First Edition published by Doubleday, the one with the white cover.

Then, out came Edition II published by Our Sunday Visitor (the one with the green cover.) This edition proclaimed "more accurate translation of the Latin." So, the first one is junk? That's when I said, "To hell with it." I'm saving up for a Baltimore and a Council of Trent. I'll buy a current Catechism in 10-20 years when the hippy-fags (Mahoney, USCCB committe heads, Kasper) all die off and Vatican II either gets accurately implemented or better yet trashed all together.

I have to admit I'm afraid to compare the two. These modernists can't issue a catechism for more than three years without having to issue a re-write.

Which edition do you own? Better check with BORNACATHOLIC to be sure he won't excommunicate you.

I have both editions but only use the second one because I know it is the revised and approved version.

When the revised edition came out I often attended a pretty orthodox church in a poorer area of the city. After it had been out a month or two,the priest announced that they had copied all of the changes and they were available in the back of the church for all to pick up. He said they did this because they knew the Catechism was expensive and since the changes and additiions were few in number,they didn't want parishioners to spend their hard earned money for a new edition. He suggested that we just fold the typewritten pages and keep it inside the Catechism.The changes amounted to approximately 20 typewritten pages.(10 pages,both sides)

Of the twenty pages almost half were used for the inclusion of the glossary which just facilitated usage. They tightened up the definitiions and material on homosexuality,relaxed some in the section on capital punishment. I can't remember the other portions but it was not much considering the original was over 800 pages.

I don't know what Mothr Angelica was commenting on but it was probably the lectionary because that's where all the inclusive language battles took place,as I recall.

My problem with the formatting is that when I look at Baptism,I have to look in all four sections. I would have preferred everything be all together. Once I found all I needed to do was look at the index and write down all of the passages that referenced Baptism throughout,I got pretty good at finding out everything I wanted to know quickly. I highly recommend it.