Human Dignity and Human Frailty at the Heart of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
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A catastrophic future for humanity is not inevitable as we have agency
Pope Leo XIV signs ‘‘Magnifica humanitas’’ (Magnificent Humanity). PHOTO: REUTERS In less than four years since OpenAI launched ChatGPT, AI technology has shifted from theoretical and technical conversations among computer scientists in the digital tech industry and universities, to a principal theme of general discussion.
Human Dignity and Human Frailty at the Heart of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
Daniel Ibanez Pope Leo XIV during the General Audience at St. Peter's Square on May 27, 2026. COMMENTARY: We can’t understand how Pope Leo urges us to address the challenges of technology without understanding what he is teaching us about the meaning and the demands of human dignity.
Humanitas: Mundane, Magnificent, and Wanting More
Pope Leo XIV understands what a human being is. We, however, frequently do not. We’re so confused about what a human being is that a Supreme Court Justice waffles when asked the question what is a woman and Silicon Valley billionaires think the future of humanity is to merge with machines and to produce better babies through reproductive technologies. All the while, AI companies bombard us with promises of digitally enabled companionship and lib…
FACTSAfter two and a half months of absence for two serious pneumonias and a intestinal complication that I suffered, thanking your prayers for my recovery, I communicate again with you, as long as God allows me, to share this weekly article with you. I do so not for work, but for the grace of spreading the Gospel with the help of the Church's Magisterium. On this occasion, I would like to comment on some parts of Pope Leo XIV's recent encyclica…
Magnificent Encyclical Letter Humanitas of Leo XIV
Paragraph 56 of the encyclical: Looking at our time, we cannot ignore that the protection of human rights today is exposed to two particularly serious risks. The first is that of a purely formal declaration, while, along with technological progress, violations of human dignity advance in a hidden or obvious way. The second, which is […]
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