1. Truth goes beyond argumentation

“The truth made known to us by Revelation is neither the product nor the consummation of an argument devised by human reason. It appears instead as something gratuitous, which itself stirs thought and seeks acceptance as an expression of love. This revealed truth is set within our history as an anticipation of that ultimate and definitive vision of God which is reserved for those who believe in him and seek him with a sincere heart.”
Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998, 15

2. Believe that you may understand

“Men and women can accomplish no more important act in their lives than the act of faith; it is here that freedom reaches the certainty of truth and chooses to live in that truth.”
Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998, 13

3. Truth summons humans to be open to the transcendent

“The truth of Christian Revelation, found in Jesus of Nazareth, enables all men and women to embrace the “mystery of their own life. As absolute truth, it summons human beings to be open to the transcendent, whilst respecting both their autonomy as creatures and their freedom. At this point the relationship between freedom and truth is complete, and we understand the full meaning of the Lord’s words: “You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free (Jn 8:32).”
Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason,1998, 15

4. Truth can be attained by way of reason

“Human beings attain truth by way of reason because, enlightened by faith, they discover the deeper meaning of all things and most especially of their own existence.”
Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998, 20

5. The Catholic faith discloses to us a truth centred on meeting Christ

“The truth which faith discloses to us is a truth centred on an encounter with Christ, on the contemplation of his life and on the awareness of his presence. ”
Pope Francis, In the Light Of Faith, 2013, 25

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1. Everyone Comes At A Point Where S/He Wants To Anchor Truth

“Whether we admit it or not, there comes for everyone the moment when personal existence must be anchored to a truth recognised as final, a truth which confers a certitude no longer open to doubt.”
 Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998, 27

2. Both Reason And Faith Are Important To Find Truth

Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth,in a word, to know himself,so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves.
Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998

3. Both People From The East And The West Have Searched For Truth Along The Years

“In both East and West, we may trace a journey which has led humanity down the centuries to meet and engage truth more and more deeply… The admonition Know yourself was carved on the temple portal at Delphi, as testimony to a basic truth to be adopted as a minimal norm by those who seek to set themselves apart from the rest of creation as “human beings , that is as those who “know themselves .
Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998, 1

4. In This World We See Truth Like In A Dim Mirror

“Every truth attained is but a step towards that fullness of truth which will appear with the final Revelation of God: “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully (1 Cor 13:12).”
Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998, 2  

5. Philosophy Shows Us That The Desire For Truth Is Part Of Human Nature Itself

“Men and women have at their disposal an array of resources for generating greater knowledge of truth so that their lives may be ever more human. Among these is philosophy, which is directly concerned with asking the question of life’s meaning and sketching an answer to it. Philosophy emerges, then, as one of noblest of human tasks. According to its Greek etymology, the term philosophy means “love of wisdom . Born and nurtured when the human being first asked questions about the reason for things and their purpose, philosophy shows in different modes and forms that the desire for truth is part of human nature itself.”
Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998, 3

6. Real Truths Are Universal And Non-Contradictory

“A legitimate plurality of positions has yielded to an undifferentiated pluralism, based upon the assumption that all positions are equally valid, which is one of today’s most widespread symptoms of the lack of confidence in truth. Even certain conceptions of life coming from the East betray this lack of confidence, denying truth its exclusive character and assuming that truth reveals itself equally in different doctrines, even if they contradict one another. On this understanding, everything is reduced to opinion; and there is a sense of being adrift.”
Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998, 5

7. Philosophy And Revelation Can Be Complementary

the truth attained by philosophy and the truth of Revelation are neither identical nor mutually exclusive: “There exists a twofold order of knowledge, distinct not only as regards their source, but also as regards their object. With regard to the source, because we know in one by natural reason, in the other by divine faith.
Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998, 9

8. Education For Truth Teaches How To Evaluate

“Education for truth means teaching people how to discern, evaluate and understand our deepest desires and inclinations, lest we lose sight of what is good and yield to every temptation.”
Pope Francis, In the Light Of Faith, 2013, 2

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1. The first truth is that we will all die

“The first absolutely certain truth of our life, beyond the fact that we exist, is the inevitability of our death. Given this unsettling fact, the search for a full answer is inescapable. Each of us has both the desire and the duty to know the truth of our own destiny.”
Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998, 26

2. Truths are universal

“Every truth,if it really is truth,presents itself as universal, even if it is not the whole truth.”
 Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998,  27

3. Love and truth are inseparable

“Love and truth are inseparable. Without love, truth becomes cold, impersonal and oppressive for people’s day-to-day lives. The truth we seek, the truth that gives meaning to our journey through life, enlightens us whenever we are touched by love. One who loves realizes that love is an experience of truth, that it opens our eyes to see reality in a new way, in union with the beloved.”
Pope Francis, In the Light Of Faith, 2013, 27

4. Truth and peace are very much related

“Wherever and whenever men and women are enlightened by the splendour of truth, they naturally set out on the path of peace.”
Pope Benedict 16th, World Day of Peace 2006, 3

5.  Meeting Jesus is meeting the truth

“Jesus defined himself as the Truth in person, and, in addressing the seer of the Book of Revelation, he states his complete aversion to ”every one who loves and practices falsehood” (Rev 22:15). He has disclosed the full truth about humanity and about human history. The power of his grace makes it possible to live ”in” and ”by” truth, since he alone is completely true and faithful. Jesus is the truth which gives us peace.”
Pope Benedict 16th, World Day of Peace 2006, 6

6. The question of truth is also a question of memory

“The question of truth is really a question of memory, deep memory, for it deals with something prior to ourselves and can succeed in uniting us in a way that transcends our petty and limited individual consciousness. It is a question about the origin of all that is, in whose light we can glimpse the goal and thus the meaning of our common path.”
Pope Francis, In the Light Of Faith, 2013, 25

7. Truth goes beyond technology and scientific know-how

“In contemporary culture, we often tend to consider the only real truth to be that of technology: truth is what we succeed in building and measuring by our scientific know-how, truth is what works and what makes life easier and more comfortable. Nowadays this appears as the only truth that is certain, the only truth that can be shared, the only truth that can serve as a basis for discussion or for common undertakings. Yet at the other end of the scale we are willing to allow for subjective truths of the individual, which consist in fidelity to his or her deepest convictions, yet these are truths valid only for that individual and not capable of being proposed to others in an effort to serve the common good. But Truth itself, the truth which would comprehensively explain our life as individuals and in society, is regarded with suspicion. Surely this kind of truth , we hear it said , is what was claimed by the great totalitarian movements of the last century, a truth that imposed its own world view in order to crush the actual lives of individuals. In the end, what we are left with is relativism, in which the question of universal truth , and ultimately this means the question of God , is no longer relevant. ”
Pope Francis, In the Light Of Faith, 2013, 25

8. Some people run away from truth

“People can even run from the truth as soon as they glimpse it because they are afraid of its demands. Yet, for all that they may evade it, the truth still influences life. Life in fact can never be grounded upon doubt, uncertainty or deceit; such an existence would be threatened constantly by fear and anxiety. One may define the human being, therefore, as the one who seeks the truth.”
Pope John Paul 2nd, Faith and Reason, 1998, 28

9. Truth needs time

“truth is revealed in time.”
Pope Francis, In the Light Of Faith, 2013, 29

10. Truth is solid, you can lean on it

“Truth involves our whole life. Truth is something you can lean on, so as not to fall. In this relational sense, the only truly reliable and trustworthy One , the One on whom we can count , is the living God. Hence, Jesus can say: “I am the truth” (Jn 14:6). We discover and rediscover the truth when we experience it within ourselves in the loyalty and trustworthiness of the One who loves us. This alone can liberate us: “The truth will set you free” (Jn 8:32).”
Pope Francis, In the Light Of Faith, 2013, 3

11. Truth is not a thing but a relationship

(Pontus) “Pilate cannot understand that “the Truth is standing in front of him, he cannot see in Jesus the face of the truth that is the face of God. And yet Jesus is exactly this: the Truth that, in the fullness of time, “became flesh (cf. Jn 1:1, 14), and came to dwell among us so that we might know it. The truth is not grasped as a thing, the truth is encountered. It is not a possession, it is an encounter with a Person.”
Pope Francis, Audience, 15th May 2013

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