Thou Shall Not Confess By iPhone
February 15th, 2011 | by Mobile Data Group |The Vatican put its foot down over the idea of “confessing” by iPhone, after news that US users can now download an application for the Apple gadget that helps the faithful gain absolution.
“It is essential to understand that the rites of penance require a personal dialogue between penitents and their confessor … It cannot be replaced by a computer application,” Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told journalists.
“I must stress to avoid all ambiguity, under no circumstance is it possible to ‘confess by iPhone’,” he said.
Confession: A Roman Catholic App is the first program for the Apple devices created by a South Bend, Indiana-based company called Little iApps and sells for $US1.99 dollars on iTunes.