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Veritatis Splendor: The Splendor of Truth Part II

In this article, Dr Alan Schreck presents the heart of John Paul’s great encyclical on morality.

We turn now to the second chapter of Veritatis Splendor, which focuses on the challenges to specific areas of the moral teaching of the Church in some contemporary streams of moral theology. Scholars, John Paul reminds us, are to seek the renewal of moral theology, and this must always be consistent with ‘sound teaching’ (2 Tim 4:3). The Church ‘does not intend to impose…any particular theological system’ (VS 29), for she proclaims doctrine and not particular theologies. The Magisterium has the responsibility, therefore, to provide the measure for all proposed theologies by teaching the principles of sound doctrine and to warn against moral teachings or systems that violate these principles.

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Dr. Alan Schreck is a professor of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, specializing in Catholic doctrine, Church history, and the teachings of Vatican II. He is the author of several books including The Essential Catholic Catechism, published in 1999; Vatican II: The Crisis and the Promise, published by St. Anthony Messenger Press in 2005. In 2004 his noted apologetic book, Catholic and Christian: An Explanation of Commonly Misunderstood Catholic Beliefs, was reprinted in a 20th Anniversary edition. His latest book is The Legacy of Pope John Paul II: The Central Teaching of His 14 Encyclical Letterswhich can be ordered through this website. He and his wife Nancy have five children and reside in Steubenville.

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