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Devout Catholics and Apple devotees can now conduct their sacraments on the go, thanks to a new iPhone app designed to make confessions a little more convenient. 'Confession: A Roman Catholic App' markets itself as "the perfect aid for every penitent." The app provides a step-by-step guide to the confession process, and offers a so-called "personalized examination of conscience for each user," based on a person's age, sex and vocation. 'Confession,' which has already received an endorsement from church authorities in the U.S., was developed with the help of Reverend Thomas Weinandy, of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Reverend Dan Scheidt, from the Queen of Peace Catholic Church, in Indiana.
Despite its endorsements, 'Confession' isn't designed to completely replace real confessions. Churchgoers will still have to actually sit down with a priest in order to receive absolution for their sins, but developer Patrick Leinen says the new tool can still provide Catholic multitaskers with a unique way to exercise their religion. "Our desire is to invite Catholics to engage in their faith through digital technology," said Leinen, of development firm Little iApps.
Speaking to the Reuters, Leinen added that the developers were also inspired by Pope Benedict XVI's recent call for Catholics to engage new technology (albeit with some caution). "Taking to heart Pope Benedict XVI's message from last years' World Communications Address," Leinen explained, "our goal with this project is to offer a digital application that is truly new media at the service of the word." And, apparently, at the cost of $1.99.
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsOrionFeb 8th 2011 11:57AM
And next they will have a pay here button to forgive me of my sins.
LorenaFeb 11th 2011 4:20PM
@Orion The cost of the app isn't payment for forgiveness of sins. That abuse went out in the middle ages.
GeoffFeb 8th 2011 5:54PM
"Devout Catholics and Apple devotees can now conduct their sacraments on the go, thanks to a new iPhone app designed to make confessions a little more convenient. "
You absolutely do NOT Confess while "on the go". You still must go to a priest. This app does not intend to, and cannot substitute for going to a priest! Read the BBC article and you'll understand better.
Jeffrey HerrFeb 9th 2011 9:51AM
Irresponsible reporting and link baiting... The app doesn't offer Confession "on-the-go", you know it, you knew it, and yet you used the headline to get traffic. Either that or your writers and editors are complete idiots and have no idea what Catholic confession is all about...
ShinzakuraFeb 9th 2011 12:06PM
I'm going to have to agree with everyone else here. This is irresponsible (or grossly uninformed) and has been done for no other reason than to gain eyeball share.