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by Gianni Valente

Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Tradition "is to guard the fire, not to worship the ashes". This attests the evocative aphorism coined by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler. A formula often repeated in recent times by Pope Francis. This is also how he tells, in his own way, the story of the Congregation of the Fathers of Christian Doctrine (Doctrinaires), summarized in the video made for Fides by Emiliano Sinopoli.
To "guard the fire" of Christian life and transmit it from generation to generation, the Catholic Church has also used catechism as a simple tool, the ordinary practice of clearly expounding the contents of the apostolic faith.

Read more: Doctrinaires. The mission (and charity) of Teaching Catholic Doctrine