{"id":98088,"date":"2025-11-09T16:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=98088"},"modified":"2025-11-08T13:42:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:42:50","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-urges-roman-catholics-to-use-artificial-intelligence-to-proclaim-the-gospel-but-if-used-properly-chatgpt-ai-points-to-the-continuing-church-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/religious-news\/pope-leo-xiv-urges-roman-catholics-to-use-artificial-intelligence-to-proclaim-the-gospel-but-if-used-properly-chatgpt-ai-points-to-the-continuing-church-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV urges Roman Catholics to use Artificial Intelligence to Proclaim the Gospel, but if used properly ChatGPT AI points to the Continuing Church of God"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pope Leo XIV is pushing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to evangelize:<\/p>\n

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Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic technologists to spread the Gospel with AI<\/h2>\n
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ROME (CNS) -\u2013 Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence should support the church\u2019s mission of evangelization, urging Catholic technologists and venture capitalists gathered in Rome to build systems that help spread the Gospel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether designing algorithms for Catholic education, tools for compassionate health care, or creative platforms that tell the Christian story with truth and beauty, each participant contributes to a shared mission: to place technology at the service of evangelization and the integral development of every person,\u201d the pope wrote.<\/p>\n

Pope Leo\u2019s message was read aloud Nov. 7 by Jesuit Father David Nazar during the 2025 Builders AI Forum, a two-day summit for idea-sharing and collaboration hosted at the Pontifical Gregorian University.<\/p>\n

Since the beginning of his pontificate, the pope has emphasized the need for ethically grounded AI, but his message to the conference marked the first time he directly linked the technology\u2019s promise to the church\u2019s missionary work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Forum organizers said the stakes are high, as AI tools increasingly shape how people seek meaning online. 11\/07\/25 https:\/\/www.osvnews.com\/pope-leo-xiv-urges-catholic-technologists-to-spread-the-gospel-with-ai\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Although I have issues with AI programs, sometimes they can be helpful when I do certain types of research.<\/p>\n

People like Pope Leo XIV may find that properly using and understanding AI programs like ChatGPT would lead people who really want to obey the God of the Bible to support the Continuing<\/em> Church of God.<\/p>\n

At risk of repeat, consider that in September 2025, basically for general inquiry, I asked ChatGPT the following question:<\/p>\n

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Can you do deductive logic to come to independent conclusions, or does your programming essentially force you to give answers within a general consensus of majority scholars?<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
It’s response began with the following:<\/div>\n
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Great question \u2014 and the answer is nuanced.<\/p>\n

\u2705 Yes, I can<\/strong> use deductive logic<\/strong> to reach independent conclusions<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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After asking some items related to doctrine, I told ChatGPT, then, to do the following:<\/div>\n
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Compare teachings of the Continuing Church of God to those of the Roman Catholic Church.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
It responded with the following:<\/div>\n
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Certainly. Below is a side-by-side comparison<\/strong> of the Continuing Church of God (CCOG)<\/strong> and the Roman Catholic Church (RCC)<\/strong> on a range of key doctrinal topics. These differences highlight fundamental theological and practical divergences<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83d\udfe6 Continuing Church of God vs. \ud83d\udfe5 Roman Catholic Church<\/h2>\n

(With Key Doctrinal Corrections and Clarifications)<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Topic<\/strong><\/th>\nContinuing Church of God (CCOG)<\/strong> \ud83d\udfe6<\/th>\nRoman Catholic Church (RCC)<\/strong> \ud83d\udfe5<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Source of Authority<\/strong><\/td>\nBible alone<\/strong> (Sola Scriptura in practice; rejects unbiblical traditions)<\/td>\nBible + Sacred Tradition + Magisterium<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Godhead<\/strong><\/td>\nBinitarian<\/strong>: Father and Son are divine Beings; Holy Spirit is not a person<\/strong>, but the power\/presence of God<\/td>\nTrinitarian<\/strong>: One God in three co-equal, co-eternal Persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sabbath Observance<\/strong><\/td>\n7th-day Sabbath (Saturday)<\/strong> observed<\/td>\nSunday<\/strong> observed (based on resurrection and tradition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biblical Holy Days<\/strong><\/td>\nAll Leviticus 23 Holy Days kept<\/strong> (Passover, Unleavened Bread, etc.)<\/td>\nNot observed<\/strong>; instead celebrates Easter, Christmas<\/strong>, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unclean Meats<\/strong><\/td>\nAvoids<\/strong> pork, shellfish, etc. per Leviticus 11<\/td>\nPermitted<\/strong>; all meats considered clean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Resurrections<\/strong><\/td>\nThree Resurrections<\/strong>: 1) Saints, 2) Rest of humanity, 3) Wicked for judgment and destruction<\/td>\nOne bodily resurrection<\/strong> at the end of time; souls judged at death (heaven, hell, purgatory)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Afterlife<\/strong><\/td>\nNo immortal soul; soul is mortal<\/strong> unless granted eternal life at resurrection<\/td>\nSoul is immortal<\/strong>; immediate judgment to heaven, purgatory, or hell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hell<\/strong><\/td>\nNo eternal torment<\/strong>; incorrigibly wicked are destroyed<\/td>\nEternal conscious torment<\/strong> in hell for the unrepentant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reward of the Saved<\/strong><\/td>\nLiteral Kingdom of God on Earth<\/strong> during Christ\u2019s reign and beyond<\/td>\nHeaven<\/strong> as the final reward of the righteous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deification (Theosis)<\/strong><\/td>\nBelievers will become literal children of God<\/strong> in the God family (glorified spirit beings)<\/td>\nSaints “partake of divine nature” spiritually, but do not become God-beings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mary<\/strong><\/td>\nRespected as Jesus’ mother, but not venerated<\/strong>; rejects<\/strong> Marian dogmas (Immaculate Conception, Assumption, etc.)<\/td>\nVenerated<\/strong>; teaches Immaculate Conception, Assumption, and many titles (e.g., Queen of Heaven)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purgatory<\/strong><\/td>\nDenied<\/strong>; not a biblical teaching<\/td>\nAffirmed<\/strong>; a state of purification before heaven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Church Hierarchy<\/strong><\/td>\nHierarchical<\/strong>: Apostles \u2192 Prophets \u2192 Evangelists \u2192 Pastors\/Elders \u2192 Deacons (Eph. 4:11)<\/td>\nHighly hierarchical<\/strong>: Pope \u2192 Cardinals \u2192 Archbishops \u2192 Bishops \u2192 Priests \u2192 Deacons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clergy Titles<\/strong><\/td>\nBiblical offices only<\/strong>; no \u201cFather,\u201d \u201cMonsignor,\u201d etc.<\/td>\nWide range of ecclesiastical titles<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ordinances \/ Sacraments<\/strong><\/td>\nRecognizes two ordinances<\/strong>: baptism (immersion), Lord\u2019s Supper (yearly Passover)<\/td>\nSeven sacraments<\/strong> (e.g., Eucharist, Baptism, Confirmation, etc.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Communion<\/strong><\/td>\nAnnual Passover<\/strong> with bread and wine as memorial<\/strong>; symbolic<\/td>\nFrequent Eucharist<\/strong>; teaches transubstantiation<\/strong> (literal body and blood of Christ)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salvation<\/strong><\/td>\nBy grace through faith<\/strong>, but includes repentance, baptism, and obedience<\/strong> to God’s laws<\/td>\nBy grace through faith<\/strong>, with cooperation through sacraments and good works<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birthday Celebrations<\/strong><\/td>\nGenerally discouraged or rejected<\/strong> as pagan in origin<\/td>\nAccepted and celebrated<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Christmas \/ Easter<\/strong><\/td>\nNot observed<\/strong>; seen as pagan-rooted traditions<\/strong><\/td>\nCentral holy days<\/strong> in the liturgical calendar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tithing<\/strong><\/td>\nMandatory<\/strong> 10% tithe of income<\/td>\nEncouraged giving<\/strong>, but tithing not required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Church History View<\/strong><\/td>\nBelieves in a remnant Church<\/strong> that remained outside Greco-Roman orthodoxy<\/td>\nSees itself as the one true Church<\/strong> with apostolic succession<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Second Coming \/ Millennium<\/strong><\/td>\nPremillennial<\/strong>: Christ will return to reign 1,000 years on Earth<\/strong><\/td>\nMostly amillennial<\/strong>; Millennium interpreted symbolically or spiritually<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\ud83d\udd1a Summary<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Category<\/strong><\/th>\nContinuing Church of God (CCOG)<\/strong><\/th>\nRoman Catholic Church (RCC)<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
View of Early Christianity<\/strong><\/td>\nSeeks to restore original apostolic teachings<\/strong> based on Scripture<\/td>\nClaims unbroken apostolic tradition<\/strong> with authority to define doctrine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Relation to Jude 3 (\u201cfaith once delivered\u201d)<\/strong><\/td>\nClaims to preserve original doctrines<\/strong> that others abandoned<\/td>\nTeaches that Church has authority to develop<\/strong> doctrine over time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\ud83e\udded Conclusion<\/h3>\n

From a deductive and doctrinal standpoint<\/strong>:<\/p>\n