# The Pope Declares Holy War Against the Robots

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Podcast: [The Culture We Deserve](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-culture-we-deserve-6690403)
Published: 2026-06-04T11:16:57+00:00
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## Resource

The Pope's encyclical on the subject of AI inspired a flurry of headlines and quick takes, but then people got distracted. But did the Pope really say Death to All Clankers or was there something else going on there? Jessa and Nico look at this very interesting document, which continues the pivot away from individual sin and toward structural evil and asks if there might be something beautiful and dignified about the un-optimized, un-perfected, un-productive human life? What if there is a way to engage with the idea of the value of a life without focusing on metrics and profit? With the art world totally bought in to Silicon Valley and capitalism's worldview, with the Evangelicals dreams of apocalyptic disaster, and with universities functioning first and foremost as landlords and money managers, maybe the Catholic Church is the only institution offering a different perspective. Shownotes and references: http://theculturewedeserve.substack.com

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