The Catholic Wisdom — The Moral Truth Nobody Wants to Hear
The Catholic Wisdom — The Moral Truth Nobody Wants to Hear What Is Veritatis Splendor? Veritatis Splendor (“The Splendor of Truth”) is a 1993 encyclical by Pope John Paul II, issued August 6th — the Feast of the Transfiguration. In 111 paragraphs, JP2 takes on the core questions of Catholic moral teaching: the relationship between human freedom and moral law, the role of conscience, and why faith and ethics can’t be separated. He was responding to a cultural moment when moral relativism had become the default setting. That moment hasn’t passed. ...