Did Pope Leo Actually Reject Just War Theory? Unpacking What ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ Said About the Doctrine
The essay says 1 verb in the encyclical frames humanity as fixed, while Teilhard de Chardin offers a theology of becoming.
- Pope Leo XIV released his new encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, addressing the civilizational urgency of artificial intelligence and asserting that "Our duty in the age of AI," Leo writes, "is to remain profoundly human."
- The encyclical frames the human person as a finished essence, dignified from outside and needing protection against technological dissolution, positioning the human as a status to be defended against external threats.
- In contrast, Teilhard proposes a theology of "becoming," viewing Grace as the interior direction of evolution rather than an external force, offering a grammar that refuses to set evolution and Grace in opposition.
- The essay critiques Leo for locating God entirely outside the human, arguing that finding a way forward requires recovering divine depth from within rather than limiting technology.
- This debate highlights the struggle to define humanity in a digital age, contrasting static protection with evolutionary growth and challenging Christianity to find a more adequate theological grammar.
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National Catholic Reporter
globalsistersreport.orgTeilhard de Chardin points to what Pope Leo missed in 'Magnifica Humanitas'
What does it mean to be human in the age of artificial intelligence? The answer Magnifica Humanitas gives — remain — is too small for the tradition it invokes and for the moment it addresses, says Sr. Ilia Delio.
The publication of Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas," two weeks ago has sparked debate. Not everyone is convinced that the letter will have an impact.
It is not usual for a column of Artificial Intelligence to use as a source of inspiration a papal encyclical. But it must be recognized that the current head of the Vatican State has wet himself, and much, with his Magnifica Humanitas, who, among other things, touches the topic of new technology and positions himself on the side of humans against great technology and technofeudalism.
Diario de Jerez
I continue to juxtapose the Encyclical of Leo XIV and Marc Bloch’s will to propose its agreement by considering the Judeo-Christian heritage as a guarantor of the dignity of the human being. The Encyclical deals with the custody of the human person in the time of AI, the dignity of all human beings, the universal destiny of goods, integral human development, the dignity of work in the digital transition, the defense of freedom from dependence an…
The new papal encyclical of Leo XIV: the Church facing the challenges of Artificial Intelligence
In the origins of humanity, the sons of Noah, on the plain of Senaar, decided to build a tower so high as to reach the sky. The biblical story called it Babel and it has become a symbol of all human aspirations to achieve notoriety and power. According to the gospels, such ambition ended in […]
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