Youcat
Youcat, short for Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church, also styled as YOUCAT, is a 2011 publication that aims to be an aid for youth to better understand the "Catechism of the Catholic Church". The book, drafted in the form of a conversation, is intended for use by Catholic youths around the world and is available in 25 languages, including Arabic and Chinese. "Youcat" is based on the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" and the "Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church" (2005). The catechism has 304 pages and consists of four chapters with 527 questions and answers . The guide, whose foreword was written by Pope Benedict XVI, was authored by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn and others. Approximately 700,000 copies of "Youcat" were distributed in thirteen different languages on behalf of the Pope during World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid. Background. "Youcat" began in 2006 under the direction of Cardinal Schönborn by German-speaking theologians, religious educators and priests with the participation of over sixty young people, who helped to improve the readability of the text by raising questions and coming up with illustrative pictures. The first edition was published in German on 25 March 2011. It was then  published in sixteen other languages: English, French, Danish, Italian, Croatian, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Slovak, Slovenian, Korean, Armenian, Ukrainian, Russian, Indonesian, and Portuguese. Chinese, Arabic, Malayalam and Latin editions are planned. Overall, the Youth Catechism was slated to have been published in 30 languages by the end of 2012. Over 2 million copies have been sold. Section::::"YOUCAT" series. The international "YOUCAT" book series also includes: A prayerbook: A confirmation book: A leader's guide for the confirmation course: Errors. In some translations of the "Youcat", such as French, Italian and Spanish, errors have been found that deviate from official doctrine regarding  questions about many important issues such as euthanasia and contraception. The Vatican has announced that these mistakes will be corrected in future editions. On sexuality. The presentation of the Church's teaching about sexuality and chastity occurs in paragraphs 400 to 417, including the teaching about sexual relations being for marriage only. The Youcat teaches that