Leo XIV’s First Encyclical: Not a New Beginning, Just More Francis Stuff
On the encyclical's lack of Catholic identity
"There's no sense in this entire document of what the main mission of the Church is... How is that a Church document?" — Robert Royal
"Sin essentially doesn't exist in the universe of Magnifica Humanitas." — Robert Royal,
"The Church is here to accompany humanity — that's a very weak description. We're not simply a walking companion and conversation buddy." — Rev Murray
On international regulation
“If we need effective on national and international levels regulation of AI, in theory, yes, but what kind of regulations and who's putting them in?” – Rev. Murray.
“Are these going to be voted by the people or is this going to be imposed by technical committees?” – Rev Murray.
On the continuity between Leo XIV and Francis
The whole document makes constant reference to Pope Francis and quotes him a great deal. We know Cardinal Fernández… was the ghostwriter for Pope Francis on a lot of these documents. If you read it, it reads like his own writings… that kind of flowery, odd language.” — Raymond Arroyo
“You almost feel Fernández quoting himself in the guise of Pope Francis to try to justify and give credence to those recently minted teachings.” — Raymond Arroyo
“What it tries to do is bring in all this other stuff that was characteristic of the previous papacy… It’s not this new beginning that you expected… and I think that’s regrettable.” — Robert Royal
On just war being declared "outdated"
"I was shocked that a Pope who calls himself an Augustinian repudiates one of the great contributions Saint Augustine made to the West." — Robert Royal
“The Pope didn’t say just war theory is immoral — he said it’s ‘outdated.’ But moral truth doesn’t expire with the calendar. Just war theory comes from natural law and Revelation. […] If there is no just war, how can anyone be a soldier, sailor, marine, or police officer? Police and militaries exist to use legitimate force against aggressors and protect citizens. This is naïveté. Characterizing Christianity as a pacifist enterprise has been a mistake for a long time. If there is no just war theory, you must dismiss the Swiss Guard.” – Rev Murray
"It kind of reminds me of the Defund the Police movie - you're going to send social workers rather than armed police." — Robert Royal
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