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Archbishop Apostolos of Canada: Christ Is Found in the Church, Not in Technology
What the video says
The speaker says we can ask an AI what Christ is and it will give an answer from texts posted on the internet. But we should not expect any technology to give real knowledge and education about Christ. The church is the real place that provides the truth, and most importantly communion with Christ. We receive this through participation in the holy sacraments of the church, where the Holy Spirit illumines our heart and soul to be connected with Christ.
Key moments
- An AI can answer the question 'what is Christ' using texts posted on the internet.
- No technology can provide real knowledge and education about Christ.
- The church is the real place that provides the truth and communion with Christ.
- Communion with Christ comes through receiving communion and participating in the holy sacraments of the church.
- The Holy Spirit illumines our heart and soul to be connected with Christ.
Archbishop Apostolos of Canada speaks about where a person can truly come to know Christ. He notes that someone can ask an AI what Christ is and receive an answer drawn from texts posted on the internet. Such an answer exists, but he warns against expecting any technology to give real knowledge and education about Christ.
The church, he says, is the place that provides the truth and, most importantly, communion with Christ. This communion is received through participation in the holy sacraments of the church. In the sacraments the Holy Spirit illumines the heart and soul, connecting a person with Christ.
The archbishop's words, shared with the hashtags on Orthodoxy, the church, truth and Christ, set the church against the tools of the internet age: information can be gathered from posted texts, but communion with Christ is given in the sacramental life of the church. The post presents this as a reminder that the only place to find Christ is in the Church.
Main points
- An AI can answer the question 'what is Christ' using texts posted on the internet.
- No technology can provide real knowledge and education about Christ.
- The church is the place that provides the truth and communion with Christ.
- Communion with Christ comes through participation in the holy sacraments of the church.
- The Holy Spirit illumines our heart and soul to be connected with Christ.