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Posted on Feb 8, 2011
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It’s not supposed to be a replacement for the more conventional confessional setup for observant Catholics, but at least this new iPhone app, “Confession: A Roman Catholic App,” has actually been blessed by a member of the clergy—and it’s only $1.99.  —KA

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Worry not, faithful Catholics: The $1.99 application, for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, is not intended to replace the confessional. Instead, it’s designed to complement the act of confession, offering a “personal examination of conscience” (password-protected, of course) and a step-by-step guide to sin-confessing.

The app provides suggested acts of contrition and the “ability to add sins not listed in standard examination of conscience.”

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By clearwaters, February 10, 2011 at 5:56 pm Link to this comment

The environmentally conscious RCC is simply combining carbon pollution credits
for the soul with carbon pollution credits for Gods green earth.

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By frecklefever, February 10, 2011 at 4:10 pm Link to this comment

THE CHURCH HIERARCHY WEARS THE YARMULKE AND MITER..BOTH OF JEWISH ORIGIN…SO WHEN
DISCUSSING THE CHURCH…FANTASY IS THE OPERATING WORD…THESE RELIGIONS ENSNARING
WEB…IS A FANCIFUL COLLECTION OF CONTORTIONS THAT ARE EVER EVOLVING..

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By magpie, February 9, 2011 at 11:32 pm Link to this comment
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Twin wings of the SUFI heart: independence and   indifference.

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By berniem, February 9, 2011 at 2:02 pm Link to this comment

An absurdity on a par with the costumes and rituals of this cabal of deranged old fools living in medieval splendor in their fascist contrived faux “nation”.

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By SarcastiCanuck, February 9, 2011 at 1:15 pm Link to this comment
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Excellent,now I can do all my dirty deeds and save the trip to church to releave my conscience.With my iPhone I can now rape,pillage and murder and get forgiveness at the same time.Thank you Apple,what a time saver…

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By aacme88, February 9, 2011 at 9:50 am Link to this comment

This strikes me as like, pirated software. Or a $5 Rolex. Sure, looks fine, works fine, but… c’mon.
At $1.99, the Big Guys not getting his cut, so He’s not going to be on the line, what I mean?
Maybe $1.99 a pop. But a clean buy, you own it, for $1.99?
No way!

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By BrunoDiderot, February 9, 2011 at 9:06 am Link to this comment

Needless to say, the RC Church is ready to “cash in” on whatever it can.  After all,
the RCC sold indulgences as remission from sin, a practice that went “out” in the
early modern period due to bad PR.

People who pretend that “God” is forgiving them ... are just forgiving themselves,
after all.  The RCC saw the wisdom in convincing people that what they REALLY
needed was an intermediary and the rest is history.

How much dough will this little trick bring into the fat, grubby fingers of the
Church ?

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