Digital Utopianism as Neo-Church’s Replacement Gospel
The article from EWTN News (May 13, 2026) reports on the inaugural Africa Digital Assets Summit held at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 29-30, 2026. The summit, themed “Ethical Stewardship for the Love of the Poor,” was inspired by the apostolic exhortation “Dilexi Te” of the antipope Leo XIV and aimed to explore how digital innovation can serve humanity, especially the poor. Archbishop Bert van Megen, former papal nuncio to Kenya, delivered a keynote address warning that rapid advances in digital systems risk making the continent’s poorest citizens “invisible.” The organizers declared the event a “resounding success,” with plans to expand faith-driven technological initiatives across Africa. This entire enterprise exemplifies the neo-church’s substitution of technological utopianism and naturalistic social engineering for the supernatural mission of the Catholic Church: the salvation of souls through the preaching of the Gospel, the administration of the sacraments, and the establishment of the Social Reign of Christ the King.




