WOF 379: Pope Francis and the Dangers of Technocracy

<p>Friends, one major theme appearing throughout the teachings of Pope Francis is the danger of technocracy. In his 2015 encyclical, <em><a href= "https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Laudato si’</a></em>, he coined the term “technocratic paradigm,” using the term five times in the encyclical.</p> <p>Should we be concerned about our technocratic society, one dominated by tech and science and which, in turn, aims to dominates nature? That’s what I discuss with Brandon Vogt today on “The Word on Fire Show.”</p> <p>A listener asks, what’s the difference between the Protestant and Catholic understandings of the Church?</p> <h2 id="h-links">Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://wordonfire.org/pray"><em><strong>Word on Fire Liturgy of the Hours</strong></em></a><em> </em>(Founder’s Discount ends 3/31)</li> <li><strong><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB2I1SNA_EE">Bishop Barron at The Heritage Foundation</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href= "https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/knowledge-of-men/podcast-867-dantes-guide-to-navigating-a-spiritual-journey/"> Bishop Barron w/ Brett McKay on “Art of Manliness”</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5uzJT7EdD4">Bishop Barron w/ Alex O’Connor on “Within Reason”</a></strong></li> <li><a href= "https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html"> <em><strong>Laudato si’</strong></em></a> by Pope Francis</li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Lake-Como-Explorations-Ressourcement/dp/0802801080"> <em><strong>Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race</strong></em></a> by Romano Guardini</li> <li><a href= "https://www.wordonfire.org/humanity/"><em>A<strong>fter Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man</strong></em></a> by Michael Ward</li> </ul>