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Smartphone apps: Is an iPhone confession equal to one in a church?
- February 8, 2011 9:38 AM |
- By POV
A man looks at different applications on his iPhone. (Jeff Chiu/Associated Press)
An iPhone app called Confession has received the approval of the Catholic Church in the U.S.
The app offers guidance for Catholics to help them with the sacrament of confession and also keeps track of their sins.
"Our desire is to invite Catholics to engage in their faith through digital technology," Patrick Leinen, one of the apps' developers, told Reuters.
Leinen said he was inspired to create the app after Pope Benedict XVI's worldwide address on Jan. 24, urging Catholics to embrace modern communications and to make their presence felt online.
Developer Little iApps said the app has received the approval of Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne in Indiana.
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Do you think an iPhone confession is equal to one in a church? Let us know in the comments below. (This survey is not scientific. It is based on readers' responses.)
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