An op-ed piece in the New York Times alerted me to a new iPhone/iPad app. In "Forgive Me, Father, for I Have Linked," Maureen Dowd describes one of the newest and most popular apps. It's called Confession: A Roman Catholic App.
This is no joke. It's an app that guides one through a process of self-examination that leads to confession and then a suggestion of divine forgiveness. I say "suggestion" because the app does not offer absolution. That's something only a priest can provide, if you're a Roman Catholic.
I purchased the app for $1.99 to see how it worked. Here's what I found:
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