The Catechism of the Council of Trent, also referred to as The Roman Catechism, was issued by order of Pope Pius V. The introduction briefly goes through the history of the text. There have been many catechisms through the centuries. At the beginning of the Council of Trent in 1545 under Pope Paul III, a uniform instructional text was called for. However, due to other matters, it was not until sixteen years later—during which Pope Julius III had reigned and died—when a commis