Pope's New Encyclical Tackles AI Ethics Through Catholic 'Subsidiarity' Principle
wjscheirer · x · 2026-08-06
Pope Leo XIV addresses the risks of the AI era and the Catholic Church's response in his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas. The article notes that while AI is new, the Pope's perspective is rooted in the core Catholic social teaching of 'subsidiarity.'
This principle has guided the Church's response to technological upheavals for nearly a century. Separately, tech company Proudly Human analyzed the Pope's speeches and confirmed they were 'human-authored,' devoid of AI generation.
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