On Applying the First Principle

The Russian philosopher Vladimir Solovyov (1853-1900), who was praised by Pope John Paul II for establishing “a fruitful relationship between philosophy and the word of God” and who, in his epic work Russia and the Universal Church displayed an unequivocal profession of faith in the Catholic doctrine of the Roman primacy, said:

Christianity, if we really accept it as an absolute truth, must be put into practice in all affairs and relationships of life. There cannot be two supreme principles of l...