500 Years After Martin Luther We Have A Robot Priest

It was in Wittenberg, Germany, where Martin Luther lived and preached that he nailed his 95 Theses, to the door of the Castle Church, on October 31, 1517. Now, 500 years later, in the same town, we have a robot priest who is again challenging religious tradition.

The robot called BlessU-2, can deliver blessings in five languages, as beams of light shine from its hands. However, whilst there is an undoubted worldwide lack of priests, the purpose of this robot, is to make people question whether a robot could ever replace a priest in his role and deliver pastoral care.

Just thinking about how my local priest had to resign a few years ago because he was carrying on with five married women in his parish and all the many other scandals in the priesthood in recent years, this robot may well be a good idea.

BlessU-2

Books To Read

The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule, by Michael Shermer.