How St. Thomas Aquinas can help us understand why AI can’t become conscious
AI merely simulates human cognitive and volitional activities.
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Articles tagged St. Thomas Aquinas
Bishop Strickland addresses concerns about his conclave statements
'My statements do not have a direct canonical consequence as I have not formally refused to recognize a pope chosen in a future conclave,' writes Bishop Strickland.
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Pope Francis’ accommodation of modern ideologies echoes the Arian crisis of the 4th century
While Pope Francis strays into modern politics, the Catholic faithful must remember the days of Arius to ‘hold fast to what was handed down’ from the apostles and support those clergy and laymen who refuse to follow the overwhelming majority of the bishops into error.
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Understanding why Pope Francis is attacking Trump’s immigration policy is crucial
How can we say we love our brothers—our countrymen, who we see around us everyday—if we deprive them of what we owe them, and give it instead to those we don’t see, on the other side of the world?
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Pope Francis’ one-two punch against Trump’s immigration policies
Pope Francis has launched a direct challenge to President Donald Trump's immigration policies in a Tuesday letter to U.S. bishops. The Pope's stance aligns with his past blanket claims that repelling migrants is a mortal sin.
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What does Catholic teaching actually say about immigration?
In this piece, we will challenge the USCCB's vision on immigration with reference to the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, the 'social encyclicals' of the nineteenth and twentieth century popes and the nature of civil society itself.
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Need spiritual insight this Christmas? Explore the glorious Epiphany of the Lord in sacred art
Considering Gentile de Fabriano’s Adoration of the Magi (1423), discover the coherent portrayal of God’s loving condescension into human history, the call of pilgrimage and conversion for humanity, and the exalted humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Pope Francis’ public heresy means he isn’t a member of the Catholic Church: Dr. Edmund Mazza
In conclusion, against the position of Matt Gaspers (and others) it seems it simply must be the case that a public material heretic Pope loses office before any declaratory action on the part of the Church.
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Pope Francis has not lost his office due to heresy: a response to Mr. McCusker and Dr. Lamont
Both Lamont and McCusker fail to consider Bellarmine’s teaching in De Ecclesia, in which he lists six reasons 'on account of which Councils are celebrated,' and '[t]he fourth reason is suspicion of heresy in the Roman Pontiff.'
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If Francis is pope, a cloud of witnesses have been wrong about the papacy
Saints and popes have taught for centuries that the faith of the successors of Peter cannot fail and that they cannot teach error. Has Pope Francis proven all of them wrong or is there a simpler answer?
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