Moral Law and Pastoral Praxis from Veritatis Splendor to the Magisterium of Francis

Thirty years ago, Pope John Paul II’s Veritatis Splendor confronted what it considered a moral crisis in which freedom, under stood as autonomy without limits, led to the denial of the objective truth, especially the truth of revelation and natural law. Therefore, it strongly reaffirmed the relation...

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Autor principal: Irrazábal, Gustavo See "Irrazábal, Gustavo Roque"
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Publicado: 2025
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MORALIDAD
TEOLOGIA MORAL
PASTORAL
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spelling I33-R139-123456789-208282025-11-08T05:01:40Z Moral Law and Pastoral Praxis from Veritatis Splendor to the Magisterium of Francis Irrazábal, Gustavo See "Irrazábal, Gustavo Roque" MORALIDAD TEOLOGIA MORAL PASTORAL Thirty years ago, Pope John Paul II’s Veritatis Splendor confronted what it considered a moral crisis in which freedom, under stood as autonomy without limits, led to the denial of the objective truth, especially the truth of revelation and natural law. Therefore, it strongly reaffirmed the relationship of faith to moral law and the doctrine of intrinsically evil acts, unlawful in all circumstances. The text rejected so-called “pastoral solutions,” which postulated exceptions to moral absolutes by exaggerating the singularity of concrete situations. Pope Francis’s magisterium addresses a different problem: the inherent complexity and fragility of the human condition in this world. For this reason, he is primarily concerned with the dangers of rigorism and legalism, as can be seen in the exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate. The declaration Dignitas Infinita, with its unconditional condemnation of acts that violate human dignity, may open a way for overcoming the tension between the teachings of the two pontiffs and contributing to a renewal of moral theology and pastoral praxis which avoids the danger of both rigorism and overburdening personal consciences for lack of clear normative references. 2025-11-07T16:55:32Z 2025-11-07T16:55:32Z 2025 Artículo 2166-2851 https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/20828 eng Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf Journal of Moral Theology, 2025 14
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TEOLOGIA MORAL
PASTORAL
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TEOLOGIA MORAL
PASTORAL
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Moral Law and Pastoral Praxis from Veritatis Splendor to the Magisterium of Francis
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description Thirty years ago, Pope John Paul II’s Veritatis Splendor confronted what it considered a moral crisis in which freedom, under stood as autonomy without limits, led to the denial of the objective truth, especially the truth of revelation and natural law. Therefore, it strongly reaffirmed the relationship of faith to moral law and the doctrine of intrinsically evil acts, unlawful in all circumstances. The text rejected so-called “pastoral solutions,” which postulated exceptions to moral absolutes by exaggerating the singularity of concrete situations. Pope Francis’s magisterium addresses a different problem: the inherent complexity and fragility of the human condition in this world. For this reason, he is primarily concerned with the dangers of rigorism and legalism, as can be seen in the exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate. The declaration Dignitas Infinita, with its unconditional condemnation of acts that violate human dignity, may open a way for overcoming the tension between the teachings of the two pontiffs and contributing to a renewal of moral theology and pastoral praxis which avoids the danger of both rigorism and overburdening personal consciences for lack of clear normative references.
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