In the name of such a liberal approach, the dignity of conscience is raised in opposition to the magisterium. This means that the final and last resort lies with the subjective conscience. Veritatis Splendor rejects this. The theory of an infallible conscience far from elevating conscience in fact reduces conscience. If each individual conscience is held to be infallible, then there is the objective truth which is only general and incomprehensible, and the individual truth which everyone works out for himself.
Conscience is reduced to personal sincerity.
In practice, truth is replaced by social pressure, which means its fashionable. Such a vision of conscience is dispensed from truth, living in the realm of imagination. What is seen as truth is seen as a burden. The elevation of the individual conscience above objective truth attributes a justifying power to the subjective conscience. The Pharisee in Jesus' parable hid behind the screen of his self-justifying conscience, unaware of the need of conversion, for his conscience didn't allow a conversion.