Special Report: Fr. Fessio and Mark Brumley Discuss Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas

This week Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas”—Magnificent Humanity—and today, Fr. Fessio and Mark Brumley sit down to give their initial thoughts on this encyclical. Pre-Order Your Hardcover Copy of “Magnifica Humanitas” Here: https://ignatius.com/magnifica-humanitas-magnificent-humanity-mhh/ In this highly anticipated encyclical, Pope Leo discusses Catholic social teaching, artificial intelligence, and human dignity. Fr. Fessio and Mark Brumley break down certain sections of this text and highlight what they believe are the most noteworthy passages and insightful teachings. While they are critical of some statements that the Pope makes on slavery and just war, overall, they are very enthusiastic about the careful thought and timeliness of this encyclical. We hope you enjoy this episode! SUBSCRIBE to our channel and never miss an episode of the Ignatius Press Podcast. You can also listen to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms. Follow us on social media: Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/IgnatiusPress Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ignatiuspress Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ignatius_press/ Music from Pexels, Gregor Quendel. https://www.classicals.de/legal 0:00 Introduction 1:21 Catholic Social Teaching: The First Two Chapters 7:53 Pope Leo on AI: The Third Chapter 11:20 Is AI Conscious? 16:30 What is AI? 22:42 AI is NOT Morally Neutral 24:34 Pope Leo on Transhumanism 27:56 Timeliness of the Encyclical 30:35 GDP is Not the Measure of Success 34:19 The Tower of Babel and Technology 35:49 Abstract Statements 36:36 Saving Pope Francis 39:30 Critiquing the Title 41:08 The Pope’s Comments on Slavery 44:22 No Just War Theory?