Had this helpful, swift, reply perhaps been written, not by my councillor, but by Artificial Intelligence (AI)? If my elected representative was making the best use of time by applying AI then surely that was a good thing? To give a true sermon, the Pope explained, “is to share faith,” something AI would never be able to do. Some ministers do use AI to help research some aspects of their talks, and some Christians use AI in their Bible study, maybe even engaging in Q&A sessions with the programme. AI falls far short of that value, no matter how closely it can mimic human personality.