Tommies review new confession app for smartphones

“Many people thought this was a way to substitute for the human experience and it’s not. No diocese has ever given any serious thought that this would substitute for the experience.”

The Rev. John Malone, vice president for mission at the University of St. Thomas, on the $1.99 “Confession: A Roman Catholic App” for smartphones, which prompts an “examination of conscience” based on the information the user submits.

Read the full TommieMedia story -- which includes other comments by Tommies -- here.

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