Veritatis Splendor 1995

Veritatis Splendor (1995) strikes a more conservative note after the liberalization of the catholic Church after Vatican II (1967). It’s also striking that Gaudem at Spes hardly mentions natural law, whereas Veritas Splendor returns to the Thomist idea that actions are intrinisically good or bad, depending on their object. Paragraph numbers are placed in brackets after the paragraph.  For a restatement of the five primary precepts of Aquinas’ theory, go to paragraph 51 (VS 51 below) – I have shaded the passage for you to find it easily!

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_06081993_veritatis-splendor_en.html