Atheist AI executive helps present Pope Leo’s new encyclical
Pope Leo XIV introduced his new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, in a presentation that included a diverse group of speakers, notably an atheist AI executive. Christopher Olah, co-founder of Anthropic, participated in the event, which raised eyebrows due to his past criticisms of the Catholic Church. The encyclical emphasizes human dignity and the moral implications of technology in contemporary society.
- ▪Pope Leo XIV presented his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas in the Vatican's Synod Hall.
- ▪Christopher Olah, an atheist AI executive, was invited to participate in the presentation.
- ▪The encyclical focuses on human dignity and the ethical challenges posed by technology.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 16 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Pope Leo’s Encyclical on A.I. Is Disappointingly Mild — NYT — Opinion
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News Atheist AI executive helps present Pope Leo’s new encyclical On May 25, a diverse group presented Pope Leo's new encyclical Magnifica Humanitas ('Magnificent Humanity') in the Vatican's Synod Hall. GaetanoMasciullo 0 Gaetano Masciullo Comments 0 Mon May 25, 2026 - 12:46 pm EDT VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — This morning Pope Leo XIV made the unprecedented decision of introducing his own encyclical and, even more unusually, he invited an atheist to help him. On May 25, a diverse group presented Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”) in the Vatican’s Synod Hall.
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