On the Relationship between Faith and Reason (Fides Et Ratio)

Fides et Ratio. This encyclical, promulgated by Pope John Paul II on September 14, 1998, deals primarily with the relationship between faith and reason. Faith needs reason, for without reason, it leads to superstition. Reason without faith leads to nihilism and relativism. John Paul II states that modern philosophy has taken wrong turns and fallen into area. It is the magisterium's responsibility to respond when controversial philosophical opinions threaten right understanding of what has b...