Posted on 09/23/2019 6:37:27 PM PDT by marshmallow
* Catholic sister suggests artificial intelligence robots could be used as priests
* Theologian Ilia Delio said robotic priests could replace or work with humans
* Benefits of AI include being incapable of sexual abuse and are gender neutral
* Robots have been used to read Buddhists funeral right in Japan for some years
A senior Catholic sister and theologian has suggested sophisticated robots could be used as priests.
Franciscan Sister Ilia Delio who has two PhDs and a chair in theology at Villanova University, said the priesthood should be 'reimagined' with robots working alongside, or instead of, human religious figures.
Delio, who gives talks on theology and science around the world, said robotic priests would have certain advantages, such as being incapable of committing sexual abuse and being gender neutral.
The sister, who holds the Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair of Theology at Villanova University, added that male priests had formed a 'very patriarchal' system, something that would be challenged by artificial intelligence.
She said that Catholicism has fixed ideas of what a priest is, that would have to evolve as technology develops.
Delio told Vox: 'Take the Catholic Church. It's very male, very patriarchal, and we have this whole sexual abuse crisis. So would I want a robot priest? Maybe.'
'A robot can be gender-neutral. It might be able to transcend some of those divides and be able to enhance community in a way that's more liberating.'
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Is the name of the robot Alexa?
It is an extremely stupid and inappropriate suggestion.
We can’t get a mobile app for confession but we can get an AI priest????
iDiot.
ME: Forgive me for I have sinned, It has been...
Alexa: I know how long it’s been, and I know what you did.
Spiritualism without a Spirit, truly an oxymoronic concept. The ultimate poison to mankind, religion without God.
THX 1138 brought to life!
“Is the name of the robot Alexa?”
That’s Father? Alexa. Bless you my child (beep)
I’m all for it.
At least we can program “this” parish priest to actually stick with the Christian doctrines instead of skewering it to the left like my pro-faggot priest in our parish.
RoboPriest: Hi little boy, wanna play with my joystick?
“You have 20 seconds to put down the Host.”
Wow. That was the most amazingly stupid scene I have ever seen.
“You are in violation of John 3:16.. “
CC
Go to the FSSP parish, no nonsense.
Sometimes an idea is so pathetic, depraved, inhuman, heretical and nuts ——that only a female theologian with two PhDs and a University chair in theology could support it.
You know, I was just thinking, confess your sins to a computer.
What could go wrong.
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