“Countless bloggers and analysts have claimed that Steve Jobs has a divine touch. Apple’s legions of devout follows have been compared to a spiritual sect. And overall, Cupertino’s line of sleek gadgets and “enlightened lifestyle” has prompted many to deem Apple a religion,” Mike Schuster reports for Minyanville. “So it stands to reason that the Catholic Church would want in on that action and approve a church-themed iPhone app.”
“‘Confession: A Roman Catholic App‘ [US$1.99] guides the user through the confession process and atoning for one’s sins,” Schuster reports. “Described as ‘the perfect aid for every penitent,’ the app features a step-by-step manual to the sacrament, password-protected profiles, and load windows with the message ‘Creating your custom examination of conscience. Please wait…”
Schuster reports., “Speaking with Reuters, developer Patrick Leinen said, ‘Taking to heart Pope Benedict XVI’s message from last years’ World Communications Address, our goal with this project is to offer a digital application that is truly new media at the service of the word.’ He added, ‘Our desire is to invite Catholics to engage in their faith through digital technology.’ …The app was officially authorized by Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana.”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Arline M.” for the heads up.]
@ MaLvado…
I can recommend a movie for ya: “Religulous”
(Seeing different perspectives on a topic never hurts, and is a good way to attain knowledge on your search for truth.)
May science bless you.
Charging $1.99? Isn’t that a violation of their tax exempt status?
Shouldn’t this be free to encourage its use? I’m sure the Catholic Church has some money lying around to pay the developers.
Insanely… insane.
@ Ballmer’s Left Nut (A.K.A. Punk who hides behind a computer),
I dare you to disrespect a Catholic face-to-face so you can get your @$$ kicked hard!
@ Michael
“And it has been shown throughout history, that conservative religious zealots have destroyed most other civilizations and peoples for not having the same belief systems.”
So what conservative religious zealots was the Romam Empire, our own revolution, and Napolean and Germany (WW1) and Hitler et al, just to name a few.
And what do liberals (or anybody else) do when others dont agree with them? I dont think religion has anything to do with it.
Please tell me this is a story on The Onion, right? Oh the irony of the Catholic Church charging you for an app for confession! Where is Martin Luther when you need him?
“I dare you to disrespect a Catholic face-to-face so you can get your @$$ kicked hard!”
Who Would Jesus Kick?
The App Store really needs an app dedicated instead to the Flying Spaghetti Monster and all Pastafarians around the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
Aldebaran: Ramen, may you be touched by his noodly appendage.
@Tflint
If you don’t believe there is a God, then you can’t believe He killed those people. If you do believe there is a God, then you should know He didn’t kill them. Either way it was people who killed them.
@ChrssyOne
“Who Would Jesus Kick?”
My tea ended on my keyboard and screen, happy to report they both working after the clean up.
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The best response I read this year.
Just because the app was authorized by a Catholic Bishop doesn’t meant that the church profits from it. I don’t reap profits from Apple when I recommendt to my friends to buy Apple (though I wish I did).
“It is wrong, always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence”.
W.K. Clifford (courtesy of Farrell Till)
The one thing I do thank religion for is that it prompted this moment of comedic brilliance!
This is much ado about nothing. So someone made an app to help catholics optimize the ‘confession’ thing right. Big whoop. Why do people feel forced to shit all over this?
My mom said… if you have nothing pleasant to say, don’t say anything at all.
By the way, I am not a holy-roller.
Well this thread is certainly depressing. So much hatred of faith.
This reads like an Onion article.
ChirssyOne – Ruining Keyboards since 1988
@ MrMcLargeHuge
An app for confessing is more like McFaith.
Would you like guilt with that?
Good one Chrissy. Mr. Catholic guy is an @ss kicking hypocrite.
@ MrMcLargeHuge…
No hate here, bud.. just helping others out by an attempt to remove their unneeded crutches and progressing humanity. That’s closer to love than hate. Religion CAN BE good for people who rely on it and don’t use it to progress hate. There’s nothing wrong with believing in Santa either by the way.
Science flies us to the moon…
Religion flies us into buildings…
http://www.godisimaginary.com
Where’s the “Tips to discreet child molesting” app for priests and the “Musical Parishes” game for Cardinals who need to hone their pedofile priest shuffling skills?
“….if you have nothing pleasant to say, don’t say anything at all.”
I prefer, “If you have nothing pleasant to say about anybody, come and talk to me.”
The only reason god allowed this is he was busy at the time giving a child leukemia.