Confessions of an app-aholic: Strange iPhone apps

By kirby, February 8, 2011 at 5:41 pm

If you have an iPhone, you know there are more apps than you could possibly download. Some are great, some not so much.

Well the Catholic church decided it needs to get in on the action. A Roman Catholic app is thought to be the first one approved by church authorities and allows users to walk through the sacrament.

The church is trying to make it clear that this app isn't intended to replace confession, but to help Catholics go through the process. The app can't grant absolution to the sinner, but it's meant to help organize their sins. It evaluates the users conscience and lists the 10 Commandments and how you measure up to the high standards.

There are a number of things that I think the Catholic Church should update, but I'm not quite sure about the confessional on an iPhone. Just somehow seems tainted to me. Right now it's being billed as a way to collect thoughts and presumably sins, but is it a stretch to say it will soon have a "submit" button?

I really think this is a ridiculous app. However, it's not the first time a stupid app has been introduced. Just look at some of these -- I know some of you have them...