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Does modern Catholicism have a Blessed Fulton Sheen YouTube problem?

Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in cassock, ferraiolo and pectoral cross, standing among bookshelves beside a carved statue of the Madonna and Child, on the set of his television programme.
Fulton J. Sheen on the set of his television programme. Fred Palumbo, 1952. Library of Congress, New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Msgr. Richard Antall reports that AI-generated YouTube videos using a fake voice of Blessed Fulton Sheen are circulating online. While these videos present orthodox messages, Antall notes they contain historical inaccuracies that the late bishop would not have made.

One video discusses Saint Padre Pio, who was canonized after Sheen died in 1979. Another video, titled "Five Things the Catholic Church Never Called a Sin," references the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which was published more than a decade after Sheen's death. That same video also cites the private writings of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, which were not published until 1997.

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