As a
Jesuit himself, Francis reflects on the significance of devotion to the Sacred Heart within Jesuit spirituality and, in a footnote, Similar to previous encyclicals, in Pope Francis criticises modern phenomena, such as
individualism, social and economic disparities, and "uses of technology that threaten our humanity", and calls for rediscovery of "heart" as a way towards unity, peace, and reconciliation in the modern era. than its predecessors, and . However, Archbishop
Bruno Forte of the
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, who introduced the encyclical at a press conference, described it as relevant to the "dramatic challenges of the present time". == References ==