
Sublimitas et Miseria Hominis
In his apostolic letter Sublimitas et Miseria Hominis ("The Grandeur and Misery of Man"), Pope Francis pays homage to Blaise Pascal on the four-hundredth anniversary of his birth.
Pascal (1623-1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and Catholic writer who was a "tireless seeker of the truth," according to Pope Francis. Pascal is credited with many scientific developments and inve...
In his apostolic letter Sublimitas et Miseria Hominis ("The Grandeur and Misery of Man"), Pope Francis pays homage to Blaise Pascal on the four-hundredth anniversary of his birth.
Pascal (1623-1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and Catholic writer who was a "tireless seeker of the truth," according to Pope Francis. Pascal is credited with many scientific developments and inve...