“To give a true homily is to share faith,” the pope stated, adding that artificial intelligence (AI) “will never be able to share faith.”
During a closed-door meeting with the priests of the Diocese of Rome, the pope asked priests to refrain from using AI in writing their homilies, among other questions related to ecclesiastical matters.
“Like all the muscles in the body, if we do not use them, if we do not move them, they die.”
“The brain needs to be used, so our intelligence must also be exercised a little so as not to lose this capacity,” Pope Leo XIV stated.
“If we can offer a service that is inculturated in the place, in the parish where we are working, people want to see your faith, your experience of having known and loved Jesus Christ.”
He stated that in the “life of a prayer,” what is more important is time spent with the Lord rather than simply memorising and reciting the breviary.
Since the first week of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has shown interest in AI and the dignity of work.
He already stated that he chose his name in honour of Pope Leo XIII, who wrote the social encyclical “Rerum Novarum” during the first industrial revolution.
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Other questions
During the closed-door meeting, four priests were introduced by vicar general of Rome Cardinal Baldo Reina to ask the pope a question.
Each priest represents a certain age group.
On the question of how they can support their peers in today’s world, the pope stated that priests must recognise that a large number of young people come from challenging family circumstances, including households with parents who are absent, divorced, or remarried.
Abandonment has also happened to certain young people.
Priests should therefore make an effort to comprehend their difficulties and have a close relationship with them.
However, priests shouldn’t pretend to be young people.
Rather, they ought to serve as positive role models and demonstrate what faith looks like in their own lives.
The pope also emphasised the need for priests to foster friendship and brotherhood among themselves and refrain from “invidia clericalis,” or clerical jealousy that may damage relationships.
On the question of euthanasia, the pope stated that priests “must be the first to bear witness to the fact that life has enormous value.”
“If we ourselves are so negative about our life, and sometimes with less suffering than that borne by many people, how can we say to them: ‘No, you cannot take your life, you must accept it?’”
Additionally, the pope asked priests to administer Communion and the anointing of the sick to ailing parishioners.
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