" Pope standing up to the imminent evils of AI was nowhere near my 2025 beano wit . "

Changing their name is one of thefirstthings a Pope does when they are elected as the head of the Catholic Church. Their name is typicallysymbolicof what they set out to do in their new role.

In avideowith more than two million views, Pope Leo XIV shared why he chose the name Leo in his first formal meeting with cardinals since becoming the new pontiff. “I chose to take the name Leo XIV,” he began.

In his first formal merging with cardinals , the new Bishop of Rome read he chose his pontifical name to bear on down the path of Pope Leo XIII.#CNN#News

“Mainly because Pope Leo XIII, in his historicEncyclical Rerum Novarum, addressed the social question in the context of the first great Industrial Revolution. And today, the church offers to everyone the treasury of social teaching in response to another Industrial Revolution.”

“And to the developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice, and labor,” he said.

Amazon described Pope Leo XIII’sRerum Novarumas “An open letter, passed to all Catholic bishops, that addressed the condition of the working classes. It discussed the relationships and mutual duties between labor and capital, as well as government and its citizens… It supported the rights of labor to form unions, rejected socialism and unrestricted capitalism, whilst affirming the right to private property.” Now, the new Pope wants to mirror this in modern times as we enter an era with new technology like AI.

“Pope standing up to the imminent evils of AI was nowhere near my 2025 bingo card,” this person said.

“If dude is talking about the industrial revolution and saying AI is a similar turning point we need to carefully navigate then I heavily approve of him. Bro knows what’s up,” this person said.

“Can someone explain how the pope who has dedicated his life to religion is somehow more aware of the real issues than the politicians who have dedicated their lives to dealing with these issues???” this person asked.

“I just might go back to church at this rate,” this person joked.

“A fighter for human dignity, justices and labor - Amen!!” this person exclaimed.

“Rerum Novarum critiques unregulated capitalism, and puts emphasis on labor rights. Pretty based document ngl,” this person pointed out.

“wait hold up? let HIM COOK,” this person cried.

Two elderly men, one bowing, wearing matching ceremonial robes, engaged in a respectful greeting or conversation at a formal event

A religious leader in white attire, speaking into a microphone during an event, with a caption about addressing social issues

A religious leader, dressed in traditional attire, speaks into a microphone. The text overlay mentions "justice and labor."

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Cover of "Rerum Novarum," encyclical by Pope Leo XIII on workers' conditions, next to a black-and-white photo of the pope seated indoors

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A comment discusses how "Rerum Novarum" critiques unregulated capitalism and emphasizes labor rights, calling it a "pretty based document."

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