Thiel argued that the pope’s calls to regulate artificial intelligence will slow United States tech growth and give China an advantage in the global AI race. [...]

Pope Francis repeatedly insisted that “every war is a defeat.” For Francis, war is “a senseless and inconclusive venture” because “no one emerges a winner.” This distressing statement sounds so true for those who have lived through the unfortunate experience of war or a tragic conflict of some sort. [...]

The Church has a preferential option for the poor. That isn’t a bumper sticker. It’s a formal doctrinal position, centuries old, inconvenient as gout, demanding as a landlord. [...]