Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV begins chapter five of Magnifica Humanitas with a helpful reflection on the ‘tragic issue of war.’ He notes that ‘the past sixty years have been marked by conflicts of astonishing brutality.’ He warns of the danger AI poses for future conflicts. He defends the just war theory as a last resort in cases of legitimate self-defense. He then moves to help us to answer the question: At a time of great change, what should our attitude be? Pope Leo XIV speaks of the need

Chapter Four of Magnificent Humanity is important. Pope Leo XIV claims: Truth can be manipulated. Freedom can descend into anarchy. Work can become slavery. The traditional definition of truth is the ‘alignment of the mind with reality.’ But because we are body, soul and spirit, ‘truth is the conformity of the body, soul and spirit with reality,’ with the ultimate reality being God. The search for truth is fundamental, not only on a personal level, but for democracy itself. T

AI will bring great benefits. In personal use, Pope Leo XIV says: Three aspects deserve particular consideration: the ease with which results are obtained, the impression of objectivity and the simulation of human communication (MH 100). Surely science, innovation, education and health will benefit enormously through AI. But it is artificial, not human intelligence: AI surpasses human intelligence in speed and computational capacity, yet this power remains tied to data proces

The Church’s Social Teaching began with Abraham and Sarah. It is 4,000 years old. What depth! It developed in the most profound manner from the late 19th century onwards, because of rapid changes in society known as the Industrial Revolution. Pope Leo XIII responded magnificently with Rerum Novarum (1891). The Berlin Wall came crumbling down in 1989 and Pope St. John Paul II wrote Centesimus Annus (1991). It honoured the memory of Leo XIII and called for a society of free wo