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The Neocatechumenal Way, also known as the Neocatechumenate, NCW or, colloquially, The Way, is an organization within the Catholic Church dedicated to the Christian formation of adults. It was formed in Madrid in 1964 by Kiko Argüello and Carmen Hernández〔(primary source)〕 and received approval from the Holy See in 2008. Taking its inspiration from the catechumenate of the early Catholic Church, by which converts from paganism were prepared for baptism, it provides post-baptismal formation to adults who are already members of the Church.〔The term ''post-baptismal catechumenate'' is also used in the §1231 of the (Catechism of the Catholic Church ), related to the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church itself, “By its very nature infant Baptism requires a post-baptismal catechumenate.”〕 It also runs 100 seminaries in various locations, and is responsible for hundreds of "families in mission," living in many cities around the World. The Neocatechumenate is implemented in small, parish-based communities of between 20-50 people. In 2007 there were around 40,000 such communities throughout the World, with an estimated million members.〔(Kiko Argüello meets with Benedict XVI ) (27 May 2007).〕 ==History of the Neocatechumenal Way== The Neocatechumenal Way arose in 1964 through the work of Francisco "Kiko" Argüello and Carmen Hernández to evangelize the slums of Madrid.〔Michael Hayes, New Religious Movements in the Catholic Church 12 (2006); ''see also'' http://www.ewtn.com/library/curia/pclneoca.htm.〕 As time passed, their message was embodied in a catechetical synthesis, founded on what they called the "tripod" ("Word of God-Liturgy-Community"), seeking to lead people to fraternal communion and mature faith. This "new catechetical experience", born in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, attracted the interest of Madrid's Archbishop, Casimiro Morcillo, who encouraged Argüello to spread it to parishes that asked for it.〔((Carmen Hernández speech says Morcillo visited the slums ) (in Italian) June 28, 2002) (primary source).〕 The Way thus spread gradually through the Archdiocese of Madrid and to other Spanish dioceses. In 1968, Argüello and Hernández arrived in Rome and settled in the Borghetto Latino. With the permission of Angelo Dell'Acqua,〔Father Dino Torreggiani (1905-1983), wrote a presentation letter to Card. Dell'Acqua (source: ''(Kiko, Dossetti e 'le ironie della sorte' (Catechumenium.it) )'') primary source.〕 Vicar-General of Rome, the first catechesis began in the parish of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and the Canadian Martyrs. Since then, the Way has continued to spread to dioceses and mission countries around the world.〔(Statutes of the Neocatechumenal Way ), June 2002.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neocatechumenal Way」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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