Wednesday, July 16, 2003
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Just seen on Ananova:
Hi-tech Catholic confessions banned
Catholics in the Philippines have been told they can't confess by text message.
Monsignor Hernando Coronel, of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, said text, email and fax confessions are "unacceptable".
He said confidentiality is important to the sacrament and none of the methods are secure enough.
Monsignor Coronel also ruled priests can't grant absolution by text message, email or fax either.
The Philippine Star reports him saying: "We have to protect that confidentiality and we insist on personal confession of the penitent to the priests."
Story filed: 10:24 Wednesday 5th March 2003
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Only in the Philippines, people!
Hi-tech Catholic confessions banned
Catholics in the Philippines have been told they can't confess by text message.
Monsignor Hernando Coronel, of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, said text, email and fax confessions are "unacceptable".
He said confidentiality is important to the sacrament and none of the methods are secure enough.
Monsignor Coronel also ruled priests can't grant absolution by text message, email or fax either.
The Philippine Star reports him saying: "We have to protect that confidentiality and we insist on personal confession of the penitent to the priests."
Story filed: 10:24 Wednesday 5th March 2003
. . .
Only in the Philippines, people!
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