Pope Leo XIV Tells AI to ‘Get Moral or Go to Confession’
KEY POINTS
- •Pope Leo XIV urged AI leaders to prioritize moral discernment in their technological developments.
- •In his message to the Builders AI Forum 2025, he emphasized the ethical implications of AI.
- •He called for AI systems that reflect justice and reverence for life, aligning with the Church's mission.
On November 5, 2025, Pope Leo XIV—the Vatican’s first American-born pontiff since maybe forever—dropped a divine mic on AI ethics during General Audience at St. Peter's Square. The pope’s holy tech sermon on X urged AI builders (including Big Tech giants Google, Microsoft, Meta and startups like Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT) to ‘cultivate moral discernment’ and make tech that doesn’t just chase profits but embodies ‘justice, solidarity, and reverence for life.’ Leo insists AI can’t chill in lab coats or Wall Street portfolios but must be ‘profoundly ecclesial,’ meaning holy algorithms for Christian education and spiritual healthcare, or risk eternal damnation in Silicon purgatory. Bless his techy soul.
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Only the Pope could turn AI devs’ Bitcoin-fueled coding sessions into a spiritual bootcamp for moral discernment. If your algorithm can’t save souls, does it even compile?
Pope Leo just issued the first papal emoji: pray hands for AI coders who don’t accidentally delete humanity while chasing that holy breakthrough.
Big Tech better start adding confession booths to their innovation labs because Leo XIV says their AI needs a serious moral upgrade before Marching Forward™.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/8/2025 | Author: Lauren Edmonds
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