Wildes Kevin Wm
Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 1994 Mar;4(1):13-25. doi: 10.1353/ken.0.0037.
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.
在过去25年里，罗马天主教道德神学一直在辩论从道德神学的渊源到教会权威在道德神学中的作用等一系列问题。1993年，教皇约翰·保罗二世发表了通谕《真理的光辉》，该通谕论述了基本道德神学中的问题。这一通谕必须置于自教皇保罗六世1968年关于节育的通谕（《人类生命》）以来持续不断的辩论背景之下来理解。目前尚不清楚《真理的光辉》将会产生何种影响。然而，可以肯定地说，它将被用于有关节育、人工生殖、绝育和堕胎等问题的辩论中。
