"On August 6th , the Feast of the Transfiguration, the Church marked the 25th anniversary of Pope St John Paul II's landmark encyclical, Veritatis splendor.
St John Paul himself explained the reason for the encyclical: Although
the Church has 'at all times developed and proposed a moral teaching
regarding the many different spheres of human life,' in our times, 'it
seems necessary to reflect on the whole of the Church’s moral teaching'
which 'risk being distorted or denied.'
"To understand the main themes of Veritatis splendor, we spoke
with Moral Theologian Dr Matthew Tsakanikas, the head of the Theology
Department at Christendom College in the United States. Pope John Paul
touches on many themes in the encyclical, he said, but went on to point
out three of particular importance."
In a recent commentary, writer Christopher Wells offered Dr Tsakanikas' reflection on Veritatis splendor, with special emphasis on the elements that reflect that each of us are called to salvation through faith in Jesus, that God only wants our good, and that there are freely chosen kinds of behaviors that are destructive to human fulfillment in union with God.
To access Mr. Wells' complete essay, please visit:
Vatican News: Reflections on 25 years of "The Splendor of Truth" (10 AUG 18)
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