August 6, 2002
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Veritatis Splendor
Black Holes
Conclusion of the Nobel Prize lecture of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar on December 8, 1983:
The mathematical theory of black holes is a subject of immense complexity; but its study has convinced me of the basic truth of the ancient mottoes,
The simple is the seal of the true
and
Beauty is the splendour of truth.
White Holes
Statement by Karol Wojtyla on August 6, 1993:
The splendour of truth shines forth in all the works of the Creator and, in a special way, in man, created in the image and likeness of God (cf. Gen 1:26).
Wojtyla, who apparently prefers folk-tales to truth, may appreciate the website White Hole Theory at the World University Library.
Is the Pope Catholic?
The World University Library furnishes an answer to the question that has long troubled many: Is the Pope Catholic?
According to Catholic.com,
The Greek roots of the term “Catholic” mean “according to (kata-) the whole (holos),” or more colloquially, “universal.”
Upon comparing the contents of the World University Library with the contents of Wojtyla’s 1993 statement, it becomes apparent that the World University Library is catholic (i.e., universal), but the Pope is not.
