Pope Leo XIV, Fails to Distinguish AI Sermon from Actual Priest’s Sermon

Pope Leo XIV, though not as insufferably woke as his predecessor, Francis the Whatever, shows signs of a leftward draw nonetheless. Recently Leo scolded priests who lean on AI, their digital equivalent of the holy spirit, for help in writing their homilies.

When The Pug Bus learned of Leo’s annoyance, we decided that rather than calling him names, our usual opening gambit, we would challenge him to choose between two homilies, one written by a priest, the other by a machine. We emailed the two homilies to His Holiness and awaited a  reply.

Homily A

“Brothers and sisters, today’s reading reminds us that God’s mercy knows no limits. Like the loving father who ran to embrace his returning son, He is always waiting, always there. Amen.”

Homily B

“My friends, we are called not merely to believe but to act—to see Christ in the stranger’s face, to let love be not a feeling but a daily practice. Amen.”

After Leo had studied both homilies, and had prayed  briefly over them, he selected Homily B as the authentic human expression of pastoral faith, rooted in lived experience.

It was not. Homily A was written by Father Dominic Russo of St. Anthony’s, Paramus, New Jersey. Homily B was written by ChatGPT in four seconds.

We forwarded Pope Leo’s verdict to Father Russo, who said he has been using the same homily since 2016. He thanked us for the information and said he bore the Holy Father no ill will. He has since left the priesthood and is doing content marketing in Hackensack.

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