Encyclical
Magnifica Humanitas, paragraph 25 reads: “I reiterated that the Church
‘does not want to raise the banner of the possession of the truth’,
because truth is not a territory to be defended, but a good to be
shared.” (And isn't Christ the Truth?)
1. Leo XIV explicitly or humorously said that the single language before
the tower of Babel was a lack of diversity. §10: “Let us avoid the
‘Babel syndrome’ … the uniformity that levels differences; the claim of a
single — even digital — language…”
2. From the 224 footnotes, Pope Francis is cited 55 times.
3.
At the press conference, Leo XIV said that the Church and the US tech
company ‘Anthropic’, will walk together to "find the way for humanity."
4.
The encyclical includes lots of personalist philosophy, including the
erroneous idea of an “infinite” dignity of the person and “total gift of
self.”
5. The first third of the document is primarily a
theological and social-philosophical framework. The encyclical only
becomes focused on technology and AI around §90 of the total 226
paragraphs.
6. Leo XIV's summary of past Catholic Social Teaching includes economic and political documents but ignores marriage and family.
7.
Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism,... are framed as religions of peace: §223:
“Interreligious dialogue plays a decisive role, because at the heart of
the great spiritual paths lies a message of peace.”
8. While the
Catholic Church was among the earliest Western institutions to condemn
aspects of slavery — in Sicut Dudum (1435), Sublimis Deus (1537), and
again in In Supremo Apostolatus (1839) under Pope Gregory XVI — Pope Leo
XIV claims that the Holy See failed for centuries to issue a clear
condemnation of slavery: “It was only in the nineteenth century that a
formal, absolute and universal condemnation of slavery was clearly
articulated, notably under Pope Leo XIII (1888).” And: “For this, in the
name of the Church, I sincerely ask [whom?] for pardon.”
9. One example of a verbose paragraph omitting Christ and just presenting socialism and liberation theology:
§14.
"Finally, building for the common good requires an evangelical
language. We must avoid humiliating or antagonistic words, opting rather
for a clarity that sheds light and a frankness that unlocks new
possibilities. We cannot condone naïve enthusiasms, nor fuel unfounded
fears. Instead, let us establish standards for discernment — the dignity
of the human person, the universal destination of goods, the
preferential option for the poor, care for our common home and peace —
and let us translate these standards into practices such as responsible
planning, the assessment of human and social impact, the inclusion of
the most vulnerable, the promotion of digital literacy and guiding
research and industry toward justice and peace."
10. The
document, written in the verbose style of the Francis pontificate, bears
the unmistakable Cardinal Víctor “Tucho” Fernández touch throughout —
one example being its emphasis on “discernment.”