RT Article
T1 Law as Gift at the Basis of "Humanae vitae" and "Veritatis splendor"
JF Scripta theologica
VO 50
IS 3
SP 729
OP 745
A1 Smith, Janet E. 1950-
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1667458639
AB Many believed that  Veritatis splendor  (now 25 years old) was written to defend  Humanae vitae  (now 50 years old). It is certainly true that the dissent from HV was the impetus for the development of the now abandoned moral system of proportionalism, which was the impetus for  Veritatis splendor .  Veritatis splendor  sought to refute the claim of proportionalism that there are no universal objective absolute moral norms. This essay focuses on another important feature of «law» shared by  Veritatis splendor  and  Humanae vitae : the view that law is a gift from God and something that deserves obedience since abiding by it is a means for human beings to achieve true freedom and to fulfill their nature.
K1 Amoris Laetitia
K1 Humanae Vitae
K1 Universal Moral Laws
K1 Veritatis Splendor
DO 10.15581/006.50.3.729-745