Let’s see what transgressions I can find. Given the mention of “confession” and my limited familiarity with orthodox faiths, I’ll base it on Roman Catholicism.
First, you obviously have making a false image of god. Given Leo’s recent rebuke of using AI to dominate and wasting resources (God’s creation) for unethical uses, I’d say using AI for a pretend-Jesus counts as two sins.
If we’re talking about confession in particular, there is also the fact that only ordained priests are allowed to take confession, or more specifically, administer the Sacrament of Penance. Unless there is an urgent need (such as the impending death of the penitent), that priest also needs explicit permission from his religious superior (such as the local bishop) to administer it. This puts us at three, four if we count the lack of permission separately.
I’m assuming that there will also be a motive of greed attached (as opposed to absolutions sold by the church, ostensibly to raise money for God’s work, where the purpose would distinguish it from doing so for personal gain).
Then there is the fact that it may trick the faithful into thinking they have done their penance and unwittingly violating the requirement to receive the SoP at least once per year in order to receive the Sacrament of Communion, which would invalidate that as well.
All in all, it makes for quite the impressive tally:
Unordained Administration of the Sacrament of Penance by an idol of the Son of God fashioned from a technology for domination and personal enrichment through deception of the faithful, leading them away from God and cheating them out of communion.
Methinks Papa Leo should be handing out excommunications. Provided there’s even any catholics behind this mess.
Let’s see what transgressions I can find. Given the mention of “confession” and my limited familiarity with orthodox faiths, I’ll base it on Roman Catholicism.
First, you obviously have making a false image of god. Given Leo’s recent rebuke of using AI to dominate and wasting resources (God’s creation) for unethical uses, I’d say using AI for a pretend-Jesus counts as two sins.
If we’re talking about confession in particular, there is also the fact that only ordained priests are allowed to take confession, or more specifically, administer the Sacrament of Penance. Unless there is an urgent need (such as the impending death of the penitent), that priest also needs explicit permission from his religious superior (such as the local bishop) to administer it. This puts us at three, four if we count the lack of permission separately.
I’m assuming that there will also be a motive of greed attached (as opposed to absolutions sold by the church, ostensibly to raise money for God’s work, where the purpose would distinguish it from doing so for personal gain).
Then there is the fact that it may trick the faithful into thinking they have done their penance and unwittingly violating the requirement to receive the SoP at least once per year in order to receive the Sacrament of Communion, which would invalidate that as well.
All in all, it makes for quite the impressive tally:
Unordained Administration of the Sacrament of Penance by an idol of the Son of God fashioned from a technology for domination and personal enrichment through deception of the faithful, leading them away from God and cheating them out of communion.
Methinks Papa Leo should be handing out excommunications. Provided there’s even any catholics behind this mess.