教皇レオ、テクノロジー業界の大物たちにトールキンを指南
教皇レオ14世は、テクノロジー業界のリーダーたちとの会合で、J・R・R・トールキンの作品を引用し、技術の進歩だけでなく人間性と倫理の重要性を強調した。シリコンバレーのエリートたちが集まる場で、教皇は「指輪物語」のテーマを通じて、権力と責任についての教訓を説いた。
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