Thirty years ago, Pope Saint John Paul II published an encyclical on morality called Veritatis Splendor, or “The Splendor of Truth.” This was the first time a pope had set out the formal principles of the Church’s moral reasoning, and it remains
To mark the 30th anniversary of Veritatis Splendor — John Paul II’s prophetic work on moral theology — Matthew Dugandzic writes that the encyclical remains as relevant today as it was when it was published in 1993. He writes: “It was written
As David Werning continues his Church documents’ series, this month he writes on Veritatis Splendor, the encyclical of Pope St. John Paul II that offers a “profound meditation on the Church’s moral teaching, which is based in truth, the source of which
In the 25 years since Pope St. John Paul II published an encyclical called Veritatis Splendor — “The Splendor of Truth” — the document has established itself as not just the most discussed piece of writing by this very prolific pope, but