It seems as though the Catholic Church really really wants us to go to confession, so much so that apparently it has sanctioned a new iPhone app aimed at bringing some of the wandering sheep back into the fold.
You can now wipe your slate clean with Confession: A Roman Catholic App, available through iTunes for $1.99.
Now I know what you're thinking: Great, no more dark scary box. No more having to look at a perplexed clergyman trying to figure out how anyone could have been so stupid as to do that. But, not so fast.
I'm afraid that the new app doesn't replace traditional confession. You still have to go to a priest for absolution. The app simply attempts to make confession more accessible -- and perhaps a bit more fun.
A spokesman from the company that designed it said, "Our desire is to invite Catholics to engage in their faith through digital technology." (more)
from New York Daily News via ABC news
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