{"id":7437,"date":"2011-02-03T16:05:28","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T22:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=7437"},"modified":"2011-03-31T14:52:20","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T19:52:20","slug":"new-app-for-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2011\/02\/03\/new-app-for-confession\/","title":{"rendered":"New App for Confession- updated 2\/9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Penitents can now buy a computerized\u00a0tool to help in making their way through the experience of the Sacrament of Penance: <a title=\"new app for Penance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnews.com\/data\/stories\/cns\/1100408.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.catholicnews.com\/data\/stories\/cns\/1100408.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One wonders: Will the confessors have to follow the same app?\u00a0Will the results of the examination of conscience REALLY be wiped out, or could someone\u00a0with enough motivation and skill gain access to this personal information? Who decides what&#8217;s in the examination of conscience?<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if\u00a0a\u00a0step-by-step guide\u00a0prompts\u00a0both penitents and confessors\u00a0to\u00a0follow the Rite of Penance more fully, which is beautiful\u00a0but too often truncated in practice, this could be a benefit. The technology might be a help for some.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE:\u00a0 New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd notes today that\u00a0this app\u00a0stands at\u00a0#42 on the iTunes bestseller list, making it a &#8220;global success.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will new media affect the way Catholics celebrate the Sacrament of Penance?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,1191],"tags":[1195,52],"class_list":["post-7437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-penance-reconciliation","category-technology-and-worship","tag-apps","tag-technology"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New App for Confession- updated 2\/9 - 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