Church Document
Veritatis Splendor
Encyclical of Pope John Paul II (1993)
Pope John Paul II's foundational moral encyclical. Reaffirms the existence of universal and unchanging moral norms knowable by reason and confirmed by revelation. Critiques proportionalism and other forms of consequentialism.
Key themes
The foundations of moral theology
Intrinsically evil acts
The relation between freedom and truth
Faith and morality
Document type
Encyclical
Issuing authority
Pope John Paul II
Issued date
6 August 1993