Today, the entire attention of experts and the media is riveted on the shifting world order. Analysts are vying with one another to discuss the fragmentation of the globalized world and its inevitable transition into civilizational macro-regions. This is a fundamental, visible process that underpins modern wars, sanctions, and alliances.
Yet, behind the noise of geopolitical clashes, the world has almost missed an event of a massive, tectonic nature. We are talking about a historic document—an encyclical (a solemn papal letter) by Pope Leo XIV.
Many commentators were quick to dismiss it as mere routine reflections on Artificial Intelligence (AI). But the Vatican was not talking about technology. The Pope addressed the very foundation of human civilization, declaring a turning point that surpasses the proclamation of the medieval Crusades in its significance. This document proclaims that humanity stands on the precipice of a new technological slavery capable of permanently erasing free will.
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