section_path: Promulgation of 1983 Code of Canon Law and 1992 Catechism of the Catholic Church/Catechism of the Catholic Church
section_name: Catechism of the Catholic Church
paragraph_text: Catechism of the Catholic Church
  
  On 11 October 1992, in his apostolic constitution Fidei depositum (The Deposit of Faith), John Paul ordered the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
  
  He declared the publication to be "a sure norm for teaching the faith … a sure and authentic reference text for teaching Catholic doctrine and particularly for preparing local catechisms". It was "meant to encourage and assist in the writing of new local catechisms " rather than replacing them.
  
  On 11 October 1992, in his apostolic constitution Fidei depositum (The Deposit of Faith), John Paul ordered the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
  
  He declared the publication to be "a sure norm for teaching the faith … a sure and authentic reference text for teaching Catholic doctrine and particularly for preparing local catechisms". It was "meant to encourage and assist in the writing of new local catechisms " rather than replacing them.