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There is so much for all of us, including Anglicans, to reflect upon in Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. Concerning AI and other technologies, he writes of the dignity of labour and the pernicious use of technology in war. He questions those who "own" and profit from new technologies in a world of obscene inequality and who gets to make decisions. There is a long section on revitalizing Catholic social teaching, valuable for all of us who affirm our Christian identity as “catholic-with-a-small-c”: part of the global community of Christ-followers.

The encyclical is a call for humanity, with a compelling analysis and rebuke of so-called "just war theory". Pope Leo writes, "Today, more than ever, without prejudice to the right to self-defense in the strictest sense, it is important to reaffirm that the 'just war' theory, which has all too often been used to justify any kind of war, is now outdated.”

While Anglicans do not fall under the Pope's spiritual jurisdiction, we do view him as an important voice for global unity and a valued ecumenical partner. In her recent address, our Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Dame Sarah Mullally, DBE, emphasized that Anglicans and Roman Catholics are united in common vocation, stressing that we receive gifts from one another that neither could generate alone.

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