The Splendor of Truth
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The Splendor of Truth is the English title of Pope John Paul II’s 1993 encyclical that addresses fundamental questions of Catholic moral theology and the role of truth in human freedom.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church document
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magisterial document ⓘ papal encyclical ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
Catholic faithful
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bishops of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| affirms |
binding nature of the moral law
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existence of universal moral norms ⓘ objective moral truth ⓘ |
| author | Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToChurch | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques | moral relativism ⓘ |
| documentType | encyclical letter ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
foundations of Catholic moral teaching
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relationship between truth and freedom ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrKeyPhrase | Veritas liberabit vos ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Veritatis Splendor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPapalName | Ioannes Paulus II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSection |
doctrinal part
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introduction ⓘ pastoral exhortation ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christ as the source of moral truth
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discipleship and moral life ⓘ role of the Church’s magisterium in moral teaching ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Splendor of Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Holy See ⓘ |
| partOf | ordinary magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 1993-08-06 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| quotes | Gospel of John 8:32 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Catechism of the Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
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Evangelium Vitae NERFINISHED ⓘ Fides et Ratio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic moral theology
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Christian ethics ⓘ conscience ⓘ fundamental moral theology ⓘ human freedom ⓘ moral relativism ⓘ moral theology ⓘ moral truth ⓘ natural law ⓘ |
| teaches |
that conscience must be formed by truth
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that freedom is ordered to truth ⓘ |
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