Finally, just what all Catholics have been waiting for: an Iphone app of their own.
It’s Confession: A Roman Catholic App, which TUAW says “happens to be the first iOS app to receive an imprimatur, which is essentially a blessing from the church to publish the app.”
This is a great idea, and it looks like it has a great interface. Commandments on the left sidebar. Pick a commandment, and add a sin. For instance, if you’re getting it on with your neighbor’s wife just click on the sixth commandment, and note the date and time in the list on the right.
Too distracted to enter your sins on the go? No problem, you can use the app’s customized “Examination of Conscience”, tailored to your unique circumstances “single, married, priest or religious”. So, say you’re a single woman. Had sex? Yes? Sin! Married woman? Had Sex? Yes? Enjoyed it? Yes? Sin! Easy as pie. Just click the checkbox. Sort of like the diet apps where you keep track of what you eat.
You can even enter customized sins into your examination of conscience, in case you happen to indulge in unusual sins or sins the app developers forgot about. Based on the preview screen at the Itunes store, that’s not likely. Do you really need to be reminded to ask yourself if you have “mutilated myself through any form of sterilization”?
By the way, no need to worry that anyone but Jesus will see your sins. The app is password protected.
Unfortunately, the app developers note that you still have to physically enter the box, wait for the little door to open, and recite for the priest. Won’t he be impressed, though, when you rattle off each sin, right down to the number of times you’ve mutilated yourself through any form of sterilization. Maybe you can sort them by commandment, or by mortal and venial, or by degree of actual contrition. And, assuming you can avoid additional sins on your way to church, you might just try printing a report and just handing it to him in the confessional. Who knows, but the next upgrade might include a companion app for the priest, so you can transmit your sins securely versus bluetooth, and he, in turn, could deliver your penance by a return transmission.
I’d get it today, but my wife says I have too many apps, and for once, I’m going to listen to her.
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