Cardinal Fernández discusses Magnifica Humanitas in Madrid

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández discussed the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas during an academic session at the Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid. The event, titled "The Lessons of the Encyclical Letter Magnifica Humanitas: An AI Centered on People," focused on the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV.

Fernández, the prefect for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, described the document as a dialogue between the Church and society and culture. He argued that technological questions regarding artificial intelligence are fundamentally human issues centered on caring for humanity. While acknowledging the benefits of artificial intelligence in fields such as medicine, Fernández called for prudence, strict controls, and even the slowing of certain developments to ensure technical progress does not become an end in itself.

The session included Madrid Archbishop José Cobo, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain Piero Pioppo, and university rector Antonio Allende. During his presentation, Fernández stated that the spark of human goodness is persistent and that God is behind this endurance of good.