The Neo-Church Embraces Big Tech: A Dialogue Built on Sand and Self-Deception
Vatican News portal reports on Fr. Brendan McGuire, a Silicon Valley “priest” and former engineer, who hails the encyclical *Magnifica humanitas* by the antipope Leo XIV as a “new impetus” for dialogue between the conciliar structures and Big Tech. McGuire, a self-proclaimed confessor and friend to tech executives like Anthropic’s co-founder Chris Olah, frames this engagement as a moral imperative, warning that “silence would be betrayal” and that the Church must “use its voice” to dialogue even with those “perceived as enemies.” He envisions “wisdom circles” where technologists and churchmen collaborate, dismissing concerns about “social washing” and insisting that “the greatest risk is to do absolutely nothing.” This article lays bare the neo-church’s capitulation to the spirit of the world, mistaking collaboration with the architects of digital tyranny for prophetic witness.

