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artificial intelligence

In the confessional with PriestChat

Jack Figge
Jan 15, 2026
∙ Paid

AI is coming for financial analysts, journalists, and plenty of other jobs.

But the job security of priests should be pretty safe, right? Canon law is pretty clear that only a human male can be a priest.

Unless you ask a website called PriestChat.com.

AI-generated robot. Credit: Pillar Media

PriestChat markets itself as a platform to “connect with compassio…

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