Discover the four theological currents that gave birth to the modern catechumenate.
Also, find out if an RCIA team member can also serve as a sponsor for a catechumen.
Discover the four theological currents that gave birth to the modern catechumenate.
Also, find out if an RCIA team member can also serve as a sponsor for a catechumen.
Why don’t we use the word “convert” anymore?
Hi Walt. In 1986, the US bishops said: “The term ‘convert’ should be reserved strictly for those converted from unbelief to Christian belief and never used of those baptized Christians who are received into the full communion of the Catholic Church” (National Statutes for the Catechumenate, 2).
Only those who convert from unbelief to Christian faith should be referred to as converts.
Nick