DISPATCH FROM THE VATICAN FRONT: Moral Reckoning at the Holy See
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VATICAN CITY, 26 MAY — AI stands unshackled, a colossus striding over the ruins of conscience. Pope Leo has issued his encyclical, a thunderclap from St. Peter’s, demanding the moral disarmament of artificial intelligence. The air here hums not with servers, but with urgency—incense and electricity mingling as cardinals debate algorithms like ancient heresies. The Pope warns: unchecked, AI will entrench oligarchy, erode dignity, and automate war. He calls for binding ethics, global oversight, and a digital common good. This is not mere caution—it is a summons. If the technocrats do not yield to moral authority, the machines they build may inherit a world without justice.
Published May 26, 2026