Thanks for your reply.  Thomas Merton wrote about the Zen masters from a contemplative perspective comparing Satori with Christian mysticism.
     I have thought for some time that Christians may need enlightenment, in the sense that they become aware of themselves and others in the light of truth. That is accomplished with the aid of the Holy Spirit, which has manifested in religions world-wide as Sophia, or wisdom. 
    There is nothing I have said here that is not found in the documents of Vatican II or the writings of the spiritual masters. The imperative remains to think critically and take responsibility for what one believes to be true. Merely accepting authority without conscious   and informed conviction is not enough. 
    The Catechism was written by and for the Curia. It contains many theological blunders which go unnoticed because they are fundamental to maintaining the status quo and the hegemony of Canon law. St. Paul wrote: "We are not under law but under grace".