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In the Light of the Splendor: Veritatis Splendor and Moral Theology
- Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 4, Number 1, March 1994
- pp. 13-25
- 10.1353/ken.0.0037
- Article
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Abstract
In the last 25 years, Roman Catholic moral theology has debated issues ranging from the sources of moral theology to the role of ecclesiastical authority in moral theology. In 1993, Pope John Paul II issued his encyclical letter Veritatis Splendor, which addresses issues in fundamental moral theology. The encyclical must be understood against the background of ongoing debates since Pope Paul VI's 1968 encyclical on birth control (Humanae Vitae). It is not clear what the impact of Veritatis Splendor will be. However, it seems safe to say that it will be deployed in debates about issues such as birth control, artificial reproduction, sterilization, and abortion.
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