ANGOLA: The Catechism of the
Catholic Church now translated into Umbundu
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| The Catholic faithful in Angola |
Important news for the Catholic faithful of Angola: They
will be able to consult the “Catechism of the Catholic Church,” afer it was
translated into Umbundu, the second most spoken language in the country after
Portuguese.
Vatican News – Luanda, Angola
The translated Catechism in Umbundu is the work of Francisco
Viti, the Emeritus Archbishop of Huambo in Angola.
It was not easy to translate philosophical, theological,
scientific and bioethical terms.
“The Catechism - the Archbishop said, presenting the
translation - is a safe and authentic reference text for the teaching of
Catholic Doctrine.” Thanks to it, “one can know what the Church professes and
celebrates, lives and prays in its daily life. For this reason, I decided to
translate it into Umbundu,” revealed Archbishop Viti. He added, “(it) was very
difficult because it concerned philosophical, theological, scientific and
bioethical terms.”
Umbundu is the most widely spoken language after Portuguese
Predominantly spoken in the Western region of Angola,
Umbundu is the most widely spoken Bantu language, with approximately a quarter
of the population being native speakers. In the Bantu family, they are known as
Ovimbundu. Umbundu is also called “Southern Mbundu,” to distinguish it from
Kimbundu (or “mbundu of the north”) which is spoken in the area of the
Angolan capital, Luanda.
Official Catechism of the Catholic Church
Approved by Pope St. John Paul II with the document, Apostolic
Constitution Fidei Depositum of 11 October 1992, the “Catechism of the
Catholic Church” took its final form on 15 August 1997, with the Apostolic
Letter Laetamur Magnopere.
Compendium of the Catechism
In 2005, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI inaugurated the
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
During the presentation, it was clarified that the
Compendium was not a new Catechism but rather a compendium that summarised
faithfully the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Possession on Nuclear arms is immoral
Recently, on 26 November, at the end of the Apostolic
Journey to Thailand and Japan, Pope Francis made a new and categorical
affirmation that will see the Catholic Church’s official teaching declare the
use and possession of nuclear weapons as “immoral.”
“This must go in the Catechism of the Catholic Church,” Pope
Francis said. “Not just the use, also the possession,” he added. “Because an
accident of possession, or the insanity of a leader or someone, could destroy
humanity,” said the Pope.
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