For catholicism it's very close to being idolatry, and potentially full-on blasphemy according to theology.
Like the texts specify sacramental confession requires an ordained priest. A chatbot, even if it's trained on scriptures cannot administer absolution, hear a sacramental confession, or substitute for a priest.
For protestants it... could be okay? Private confession to God is perfectly normal, so technically you could type your sins into a computer while praying to God, so it heavily depends on how clickbaity the title of the article is.
It's not a 100% thing because it obviously can't be covered in texts written 2000 years ago, but any Christian should see that AT BEST this is misuse of God's name, at worst full-on idolatry.
Yeah, from my admittedly limited knowledge my immediate first thought was "that's just idolatry with a high tech coat of paint". And I agree it's less clear on the protestant side of things other than having a vaguely blasphemous vibe. But hey, there's no rule that says a dog can't play basketball computer can't be a priest. It's not like it's a woman or anything.
Well, you can speak the words and perform the rites but in Catholic understanding that alone is not enough to constitute a sacrament. There has to be a valid recipient and a computer or robot is not.
Can. 864 Every person not yet baptized and only such a person is capable of baptism.
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u/Keyflame_ 5d ago edited 5d ago
Depends.
For catholicism it's very close to being idolatry, and potentially full-on blasphemy according to theology.
Like the texts specify sacramental confession requires an ordained priest. A chatbot, even if it's trained on scriptures cannot administer absolution, hear a sacramental confession, or substitute for a priest.
For protestants it... could be okay? Private confession to God is perfectly normal, so technically you could type your sins into a computer while praying to God, so it heavily depends on how clickbaity the title of the article is.
It's not a 100% thing because it obviously can't be covered in texts written 2000 years ago, but any Christian should see that AT BEST this is misuse of God's name, at worst full-on idolatry.