VaticanNews portal reports on a commentary by Bruno Giussani regarding the Message of the usurper Leo XIV for the 60th World Day of Social Communications, titled “Preserving Human Voices and Faces.” The cited article relates the author’s reflections on the “algorithmization” of human life, the pervasive influence of artificial intelligence (AI), and the erosion of human autonomy through digital platforms. Giussani praises the modernist “pope” for recognizing that the challenge is “anthropological” rather than merely technological, warning of a “cognitive debt” and the passive consumption of “unthought thoughts.” The article concludes with a call to defend human dignity against the encroaching logic of machines. However, beneath this seemingly prudent warning lies a profound theological vacuum, a complete abandonment of the supernatural, and a capitulation to the very modernist errors that have led to the spiritual ruin of the West. The critique of the “algorithmization” of life is not only insufficient but dangerous, as it omits the primary cause of this phenomenon: the rejection of Christ the King and the enthronment of the creature over the Creator.
The Idolatry of the Algorithm and the Heresy of Anthropological Centrality
The article begins by framing the issue of artificial intelligence as a question of “autonomy” and “human dignity,” echoing the modernist obsession with the “human person” that has replaced the worship of God. Giussani asks: “Who controls these systems? What values and logics do they convey, and which do they exclude?” These are indeed important questions, but they are entirely naturalistic. The author seeks to preserve the “human sphere” without acknowledging that the human sphere has already been corrupted by original sin and can only be ordered toward its true end—the Beatific Vision—through the grace of Christ and His Church. By reducing the crisis to an “anthropological” challenge, as the usurper Leo XIV does, the article commits a grave error: it places man at the center of the universe, rather than God. This is the essence of the modernism condemned by St. Pius X in Pascendi Dominici Gregis, where the “agnostic” and “immanentist” errors reduce religion to a mere sentiment of the human heart, ignoring the objective reality of divine revelation and the supernatural order.
The Omission of the Supernatural and the True Nature of the Crisis
The author speaks of “cognitive debt” and the danger of delegating thought to machines, quoting Georges Bernanos: “the danger lies not in the multiplication of machines, but in the growing number of people accustomed, from childhood, to desiring nothing other than what machines can give.” While this observation is keen, it remains purely sociological and psychological. It fails to identify the root cause of this “desire”: the loss of faith. The “algorithmization” of life is not merely a technological shift; it is a spiritual one. It is the logical consequence of a society that has removed Christ from its laws, its education, and its public life. As Pope Pius XI taught in his encyclical Quas Primas, the rejection of Christ the King leads to the destruction of the very foundations of society: “When God and Jesus Christ were removed from laws and states and when authority was derived not from God but from men, the foundations of that authority were destroyed.” The article’s silence on this fundamental truth renders its critique toothless. It attempts to treat a spiritual disease with a technological bandage.
The Modernist “Pope” and the Heresy of the “Hermeneutic of Continuity”
The article uncritically cites the usurper Leo XIV, stating that he “captures in one sentence that seems simple the full depth, unease, and responsibility that each of us should feel in the face of advancing digital technologies.” This is a classic example of the modernist tactic of using orthodox-sounding language to advance a heterodox agenda. The “pope” speaks of “preserving human voices and faces,” but he does so within the framework of a Church that has abandoned its divine mandate to teach, govern, and sanctify. The conciliar sect, of which he is the head, has consistently promoted the very errors that have led to the current crisis: religious liberty, ecumenism, and the democratization of the Church. By praising the usurper’s message, the article legitimizes the authority of the conciar structures that have, in fact, facilitated the rise of the technological tyranny it purports to oppose. The “Church of the New Advent” has embraced the “spirit of the world” and cannot therefore offer a true remedy to the world’s ills.
The False Dilemma of “Tools of Justice” vs. “Tools of Power”
Giussani concludes with a call to action: “To demand technologies that serve people and truth, not the other way around. Tools of justice rather than power.” This is a noble sentiment, but it is entirely devoid of theological substance. What is “justice” apart from the divine law? What is “truth” apart from the immutable teachings of the Catholic Church? The article’s call for “fairness, justice, and dignity” is a purely naturalistic appeal to human rights, which, as the Syllabus of Errors teaches, are mere empty words without the divine sanction. Pope Pius IX condemned the idea that “moral laws do not stand in need of the divine sanction, and it is not at all necessary that human laws should be made conformable to the laws of nature and receive their power of binding from God.” The article’s failure to ground its critique in the objective moral law of God renders it incapable of providing a true solution. It offers a “humanistic” critique of technology, which is itself a product of the humanistic spirit that gave rise to the technology in the first place.
The Abomination of Desolation and the Loss of the Faith
The true danger of artificial intelligence is not that it will replace human thought, but that it will become an instrument of the Antichrist. The “algorithmization” of life is a preparation for the total control of the human person by the forces of evil. The conciliar sect, with its emphasis on “dialogue” and “progress,” has paved the way for this totalitarianism. The usurper Leo XIV’s message is not a warning but a capitulation. He speaks of “coexistence” and “co-evolution” with artificial entities, language that echoes the modernist heresy of the evolution of dogmas. The Church has always taught that the human person is created in the image and likeness of God, and that no machine can ever replace the soul. The article’s failure to affirm this truth is a grave omission. It is not enough to “preserve human voices and faces”; we must preserve the faith that gives those voices and faces their ultimate meaning.
Conclusion: The Only True Remedy
The “algorithmization” of life is a symptom of a much deeper disease: the apostasy of the West. The remedy is not a “deliberate and collective effort” to control technology, but a return to Christ the King. As Pope Pius XI wrote, “if men were ever to recognize Christ’s royal authority over themselves, both privately and publicly, then unheard-of blessings would flow upon the whole society.” The article’s call for “technologies that serve people and truth” is meaningless without the recognition that Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. The conciliar sect, with its modernist errors and its embrace of the world, cannot offer this remedy. Only the true Church, the Church of all ages, can provide the spiritual weapons necessary to combat the encroaching darkness. The faithful must reject the false solutions of the modernists and return to the immutable traditions of the faith. They must pray for the restoration of the true papacy and the triumph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Only then will the “algorithmization” of life be overcome by the reign of Christ the King.
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'Algorithmization' of life and preserving human dignity (vaticannews.va)
Date: 17.05.2026