If you were looking to give up something for Lent this year (it isn’t too late), Pope Leo might have a suggestion. He didn’t mention it as a Lenten sacrifice, but it’s worth contemplating nonetheless.
In a private exchange at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Pope Leo XIV exhorted priests of the Diocese of Rome to “rekindle the fire” of their ministry. According to one priest, he told them to rely on their brains rather than AI. “The pope … invited us to use our brains more and not artificial intelligence [AI] to prepare homilies, as he now sees and hears happening,” said the priest. The pontiff suggested prayer and to “truly learn again to listen to the Lord.”
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