Magnifica Humanitas (Encyclical Letter)

ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE The res novae of our time Two biblical images Building for the common good Remaining human CHAPTER ONE A DYNAMIC APPROACH FAITHFUL TO THE GOSPEL A Church journeying through human history The wisdom of the word of God in dialogue with the human sciences Social Doctrine as a shared discernment The development of Social Doctrine from Leo XIII to the present The first stages of the Church’s Social Doctrine The years of the Second Vatican Council The recent Magisterium Interpreting history in the light of faith CHAPTER TWO FOUNDATIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH The foundations of Social Doctrine The human person: image of the Triune God The equal dignity of all human beings The supreme value of human rights The principles of Social Doctrine The principle of the common good The principle of the universal destination of goods The principle of subsidiarity The principle of solidarity The principle of social justice Integral human development An examen for the Church TECHNOLOGY AND DOMINANCE. THE GRANDEUR OF HUMANITY IN LIGHT OF THE PROMISES OF AI The technocratic paradigm and digital power Artificial intelligence A valuable tool that requires vigilance Responsibility, transparency and the governance of AI What must not be lost Underlying narratives: transhumanism and posthumanism The limit, the heart, the grandeur of the human person The authentic “more than human”: grace and Christian humanism Two cities and two loves CHAPTER FOUR SAFEGUARDING HUMANITY AT A TIME OF TRANSFORMATION. TRUTH, WORK, FREEDOM Truth as a common good Truth and democracy Communication and the collective imagination Toward an ecology of communication An educational alliance for the digital age The central role of schools The dignity of work at a time of digital transition The value of work The problem of unemployment An economy that values dignity Families and young people: the social conditions for hope Protecting freedom against dependencies and commercialization Dependencies and societal control Breaking the chains of new forms of slavery A shared responsibility THE CULTURE OF POWER AND THE CIVILIZATION OF LOVE The civilization of love in the digital age The culture of power The normalization of war Force without limits Weapons and artificial intelligence The crisis of multilateralism A supposed political realism Building the civilization of love We can all do our part The need to disarm words Building peace through justice Adopting the perspective of victims Cultivating a healthy realism Reviving dialogue The necessity of diplomacy and multilateralism Praying and hoping CONCLUSION The Word became flesh One body in Christ The construction site of our time The song of hope: the Magnificat 1. Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together. Each generation inherits the task of shaping its own era, of guiding history to become a place where the dignity of every person is safeguarded, justice is promoted and fraternity is made possible. Yet every era also runs the risk of creating an inhumane and more unjust world. Whenever humanity is in danger of marring its true identity, we Christians lift our eyes to the Incarnate God, knowing that it is “only in the mystery of the Word made flesh that the mystery of humanity truly becomes clear.” [1] In Jesus Christ, this humanity in its grandeur becomes the Way, the Truth and the Life, opening the path for each of us to grow toward fullness. 2. Founded on Christ, the living stone, we experience the powerful and mysterious action of the Holy Spirit, and we believe that every authentic human effort to cooperate with him for the good will be blessed by our heavenly Father, in whom we place our hope. For this reason, we can diligently contribute to every initiative that builds a more just world, and we can call others to collaborate in promoting the integral development of every human being. We wish to engage in dialogue with all men and women of our time, with whom we share in the events, questions and aspirations of humanity. [2] Together with them, we seek to identify new paths for the common good and for promoting a dignified life for all. Indeed, openness to dialogue is an integral part of the Church’s vocation because, constituted in Christ as “a sacrament… of communion with God and of the unity of the entire human race,” [3] she recognizes history as the place where the Gospel challenges and directs human experience. 3. In this spirit, Pope Leo XIII published his Encyclical Rerum Novarum in 1891, the 135 th anniversary of which we celebrate with deep gratitude this year. With that document, my beloved predecessor gave impetus to the reflection on society, the economy and politics, which is no

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