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Schweiker Cited by CBS News on Catholic Response to AI Image Controversy

April 13, 2026

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William Schweiker, Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Theological Ethics, was interviewed by CBS News in coverage of backlash among Chicago Catholics over an AI-generated image depicting President Donald Trump as a Jesus-like figure. 

Situating the controversy within a longer tradition of Catholic political engagement, Schweiker noted that “the Pope is exercising… the Magisterium… the teaching ministry of the church,” seeking to guide Christians in “what it means to follow the Prince of Peace.”

Watch the full interview on CBS News Chicago