---
title: The Church draws lines
author: Brünner, Ebner, Schön, Hoffmann, Ortner, Leitner
date: 2026-10-09
url: https://postgenerative.at/indications/2026-10-09/11-the-church-draws-lines
lang: en
type: Indication
summary: According to media reports, Pope Leo XIV warned the priests of his Diocese of Rome against having AI write their sermons.
tags:
  - Religion
  - Communication
sources:
  - title: "Erzdiözese Wien (2026): Papst Leo XIV.: Priester sollen Predigten nicht von KI schreiben lassen [Pope Leo XIV: Priests should not have AI write their sermons]. erzdioezese-wien.at, 20 February 2026."
    url: https://www.erzdioezese-wien.at/portal/archiv/article/136314.html
translatedBy: Brünner, Ebner, Schön, Hoffmann, Ortner, Leitner
license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
alternate:
  de: https://postgenerativ.at/indizien/2026-10-09/11-kirche-zieht-grenzen
---

# The Church draws lines

According to media reports, Pope Leo XIV warned the priests of his Diocese of Rome against having AI write their sermons. AI cannot pass on faith, he said, and thinking, too, needs exercise.

*Indication 11 of the poster “Post-Generative – A concept for our present” (9 October 2026).*