This is not the Church of Galileo’s trial. This is a Church that says: bring us your data, your research, your expertise. Technical knowledge tells us what is possible. Moral wisdom tells us what is right. We need both.
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But when human dignity is threatened by exploitative economic systems, by political structures that abandon the vulnerable, and by technological developments that trample ethical limits, then the Church has both the right and the duty to speak up. Its role, as Pope Leo frames it, is not domination but service.

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Neil Postman's #Technopoly comes to mind

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One of the more refreshing arguments in the encyclical is its treatment of the relationship between faith and human knowledge. Pope Leo insists that Catholic social teaching develops through genuine dialogue between Scripture’s wisdom and the insights of science — economics, sociology, political science, and yes, technology studies.

This is not the Church of Galileo’s trial. This is a Church that says: bring us your data, your research, your expertise. Technical knowledge tells us what is possible. Moral wisdom tells us what is right. We need both.

Magnifica Humanitas also makes clear that the Church does not seek political power or the functions of the state. It does not want to run governments or write legislation.

But when human dignity is threatened by exploitative economic systems, by political structures that abandon the vulnerable, and by technological developments that trample ethical limits, then the Church has both the right and the duty to speak up. Its role, as Pope Leo frames it, is not domination but service.