On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:47:50 -0800, Michael Sylvester wrote: >It would seem to me that since the Holy Father can issue a blessing >Urbi and Orbi(to the city and to the world) from his balcony window, >then a priest should be able to post a generalized absolution.
No. The Vatican has put out a statement that one cannot confess via an iPhone. See: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g7qz1gnBSNHb1Z2LjksqxOW8GdkA?docId=CNG.bf09dbb285cf3ab677f4bc7d6d271075.2b1 or http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/09/confession-iphone-app_n_820840.html Quoting the Vatican spokesman: |"I must stress to avoid all ambiguity, under no circumstance is it |possible to 'confess by iPhone'," he said. >However there are privacy concerns.In the confessional sins come in >one ear and goes out the other ear.But with electronic transmissions >a permanent record is established. As a former alter boy, I can tell you that the Church knows how to keep things private when it wants to. >But I could see a positive aspect within the psychoanalytical >paradigm-dream,diaries,free associations and other factors. Uh. whatever. >Within the RET paradigm ,clients can review and sefl-correct their >irrational beliefs. You mean like it's cool to have an iPhone or, more generally, an iProduct? >Btw,Mike P,have you ever come across a reference that you did not like? Yes. Typically, they involve people doing things with animals. I can hardly bring myself to say what it is but here is an example: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kitten_juggling -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=8727 or send a blank email to leave-8727-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
