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The Russell Moore Show

Pope Leo is Right and the Tech-bros Are Wrong

The Russell Moore Show

Russell Moore

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Sometimes the Pope knows how to nail some theses to the door too – a reading from Russell’s recent newsletter. Watch the video of this episode on YouTube here. Keep up with Russell: Sign up for the weekly newsletter where Russell shares thoughtful takes on big questions, offers a Christian perspective on life, and recommends books and music he's enjoying. Subscribe to the Christianity Today Magazine: Special offer for listeners of The Russell Moore Show: Click here for 25% off a subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:50.7

Today, I want to talk about the Pope and about how Pope Leo apparently knows how to nail some

1:00.6

theses to the door, too. He released his first encyclical, been the focus of much conversation

1:07.7

all around the world, in which he articulated a protest that this Protestant

1:14.5

can gladly join against the tech bro utopia that's now on offer.

1:21.3

And on this issue, I think every Christian should listen to the Pope, both in terms of his warning and in terms of his underlying

1:30.9

hope. And I have to say it's the last part that I need it right now. And the reason I say this is

1:38.2

so important is because what's at stake is the very meaning of the soul. So this encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, Leo says that this accelerating speed of artificial intelligence,

1:52.0

it's not just about technological development, it's not just about the foreseeable economic crisis in front of us,

1:59.0

it's also a spiritual and civilizational test,

2:03.4

and it forces us to face what it means to be human. And where I think that the Pope is exactly

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