Got A Sin To Confess There Is An App For That

[DRSmith]

The Catholic Church has approved an iPhone app that helps guide worshippers through confession.
The Confession program has gone on sale through iTunes for £1.19 ($1.99).
Described as "the perfect aid for every penitent", it offers users tips and guidelines to help them with the sacrament.
Now senior church officials in both the UK and US have given it their seal of approval, in what is thought to be a first.
The app takes users through the sacrament - in which Catholics admit their wrongdoings - and allows them to keep track of their sins.
It also allows them to examine their conscience based on personalised factors such as age, sex and marital status - but it is not intended to replace traditional confession entirely.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12391129

[Chicken Fried]

What is this, you confess to a phone nowadays?

It's ridiculous to even say that it won't replace the sacrament entirely. Of course it won't spiritually, but I'm sure many people will think it does. Frankly, I'm embarrassed that anyone in the US Church endorsed this. An app that allows you to keep track of your sins - since when did keeping a clean soul become calorie counting? The only small positive is that it might inspire a few people to rediscover the sacrament.

[Toe Jam]

Hmmm..

A sin confession thread would be a really good idea.

Just sayin'.

[ConnSKINS26]

This is hilarious, I don't even care if it offends people.

[GhostofSparta]

So the Catholic church is letting its members gain forgiveness the way us Protestants do, without the middleman of the priest? Interesting.

[DRSmith]

I wonder if you have to download forgiveness

1.99 seems to be a new way to sell indulgences :D

[thebluefood]

So the Catholic church is letting its members gain forgiveness the way us Protestants do, without the middleman of the priest? Interesting.

Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing. Welcome to the club, Catholics. Maybe you'll let your priests marry now, too.

[SnyderShrugged]

Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing. Welcome to the club, Catholics. Maybe you'll let your priests marry now, too.

I left the Catholic church because of this and the marrying thing. (and a few others too) I dont believe in the priest as conduit concept any longer (after nearly 28 years of every Sunday at mass btw)

[jnhay]

What is this, you confess to a phone nowadays?

It's ridiculous to even say that it won't replace the sacrament entirely. Of course it won't spiritually, but I'm sure many people will think it does. Frankly, I'm embarrassed that anyone in the US Church endorsed this. An app that allows you to keep track of your sins - since when did keeping a clean soul become calorie counting? The only small positive is that it might inspire a few people to rediscover the sacrament.
Any Catholic who thinks it replaces the sacrament must not be all that involved in the Church anyways, because every Catholic should know that it's about actually going to Church and confessing to a priest. There's nothing wrong with providing a way to recognize your sins and think about what you would say to the priest.

And it'll probably be designed so people know that it doesn't replace the sacrament. You're not going to be conversing with your phone.

[Chicken Fried]

So the Catholic church is letting its members gain forgiveness the way us Protestants do, without the middleman of the priest? Interesting.
:doh:

You didn't even read the article, did you? You just assumed that by the title.

As stupid as this is, it blatantly says it's not intended to replace traditional confession.

In other words, to be absolved of your sins, you still have to go to see your priest.

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Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing. Welcome to the club, Catholics. Maybe you'll let your priests marry now, too.

Why would we? It's not a matter of being backwards and old-fashioned, it's a part of Catholic theology.

[Vilandil Tasardur]

It seems like more of a diary, but with a specific role in mind. I don't see a problem; it might even help people see things in perspective.

Imagine how impactful it would be if you could see every sin you ever committed, in a chronological timeline. Plus, it allows people to keep track of little sins you normally wouldn't confess. I might go to confessional if I tell a serious lie or screw someone over. I'm not necessarily going to confessional if I drop an F bomb when I'm doing the dishes and one falls and breaks. This lets you keep track of every sin in an instant way. Society today is instantaneous, why wait until Sunday to confess that sin? Plus, it's inevitable that you will never remember them all by Sunday anyways.

[twa]

Another way to reach out and touch someone?

[ConnSKINS26]

Imagine how impactful it would be if you could see every sin you ever committed, in a chronological timeline. Plus, it allows people to keep track of little sins you normally wouldn't confess. I might go to confessional if I tell a serious lie or screw someone over. I'm not necessarily going to confessional if I drop an F bomb when I'm doing the dishes and one falls and breaks. This lets you keep track of every sin in an instant way. Society today is instantaneous, why wait until Sunday to confess that sin? Plus, it's inevitable that you will never remember them all by Sunday anyways.

I know you said you probably wouldn't remember to, but dropping an F bomb is something that should be confessed?

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Why would we? It's not a matter of being backwards and old-fashioned, it's a part of Catholic theology.

Why can't it be both, in some peoples' minds?

[thebluefood]

Another way to reach out and touch someone?


Not sure if joke...

[Chicken Fried]

I know you said you probably wouldn't remember to, but dropping an F bomb is something that should be confessed?

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Why can't it be both, in some peoples' minds?

Because if you actually believe in it, it's not old-fashioned, a term that implies out-of-date or something that should have been discarded long ago for the new practice. In addition, if you believe in it, it's definitely not backwards.

[ConnSKINS26]

Because if you actually believe in it, it's not old-fashioned, a term that implies out-of-date or something that should have been discarded long ago for the new practice. In addition, if you believe in it, it's definitely not backwards.

But you don't have to believe in it to acknowledge that its a part of Catholic theology, as you said.

So it can still be both to some people.

[Chicken Fried]

But you don't have to believe in it to acknowledge that its a part of Catholic theology, as you said.

So it can still be both to some people.

Oh, well yeah, for non-Catholics it can be both. But it wouldn't be both for practicing Catholics.

[ConnSKINS26]

Oh, well yeah, for non-Catholics it can be both. But it wouldn't be both for practicing Catholics.

True.

Here's an honest question, though. You don't think there are practicing Catholics who question that part of the Catholic theology, yet continue to practice?

[Chicken Fried]

True.

Here's an honest question, though. You don't think there are practicing Catholics who question that part of the Catholic theology, yet continue to practice?

I would have been better to say, "But it shouldn't be both for practicing Catholics." There are definitely Catholics who don't believe in the importance of Confession or who never go. There are also "practicing" Catholics who don't believe in transubstantiation. They don't believe in the Eucharist. Not to sound arrogant, but those practicing Catholics aren't Catholics. I'm not going to judge whether someone is a Catholic or not for not believing in certain parts of the practice like Confession or Baptism, but if you don't believe in transubstantiation, you are not a Catholic. You're a Protestant.

[SnyderShrugged]

True.

Here's an honest question, though. You don't think there are practicing Catholics who question that part of the Catholic theology, yet continue to practice?


My Mom is one of those Catholics

[doctorshockalu]

I see a lot of priests using this app.