iPad meets Blackberry in the confessional
By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | Jan 02, 2013
A woman goes to Confession. As he offers his counsel, the priest consults his iPad to cite some verses from Scripture. The penitent replies:
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I’m sorry, I said, I don’t have a pen and paper, I may not remember what you say. Wait—I’ve got my BlackBerry. “Tell me chapters and verse and I’ll email them to myself.”
Confession still requires a personal encounter. But this is a personal encounter in Manhattan in 2013, so maybe it’s inevitable that the PDAs are involved as well.
Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org. See full bio.
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Posted by: james-w-anderson8230 -
Jun. 29, 2018 9:18 PM ET USA
The more times outside audits are aborted and the auditors are blamed for improper performance the less likely a real auditor is going to risk his reputation dealing with this den of thieves, not to mention the Francis effect.
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Posted by: feedback -
Jun. 28, 2018 9:47 PM ET USA
"Pope Francis has shown a strong tendency to ignore complaints about the prelates who are his special favorites." This is so true and it is a major problem for the entire Church. With supreme authority of the Pope his favoritism can result in devastating injustice.
