Topic summary
Catechumen
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Catechesis.
The catechumenate and the religious education of the young baptized
A catechumen has not been baptized, and is undergoing training in the principles of the faith; one who was baptized as a child has an equal need of education, but this does not start from the same foundation, since baptism has already occurred. The theological basis is common to all sects and taken from the Gospel: