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Catholic Writers Reflect on Faith and Reason Before Fides et Ratio

Original: We only fly when two wings are strong The biggest danger to Christian teaching leading up to John Paul’s writing of Fide

Catholic commentators are revisiting Pope John Paul II's 1998 encyclical Fides et Ratio, arguing that Christian teaching needs both faith and reason to fly, like two strong wings. They say the encyclical was written when Enlightenment-influenced thinking was undermining belief, and that today the balance between the two wings faces renewed danger.

Why now: The item marks reflection on the encyclical's teaching and its relevance to present threats against Christian doctrine.

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• We only fly when two wings are strong The biggest danger to Christian teaching leading up to John Paul’s writing of Fides et ratio had been the Enlightenment-influenced thinking undermining the faith. Today, it appears that the wing 🔗 https://www. thecatholicthing.org/2026/10/1… · CatholicNews@na.social · 1

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