... introducing the virtual confessional
i’d heard the controversy about the site ‘virtual confessional’, so i thought i’d keep an open mind about the possibility of ‘absolution online’ and see for myself. now, i’m not even entirely convinced that the site itself is not a hoax, although people do claim it’s genuine, i really have my doubts.
anyway, ladies and gentlemen, at 'absolution online' you can click ‘virtual confessional’ and then ‘select your sin’ from an online list conveniently categorised into sin sub-headings, such as ‘ten commandments’, ‘the seven deadly sins’, ‘physical sins’ or ‘general sins’.
upon clicking on your selected sin (mine was ‘the seven deadly sins – gluttony' – on account of that cheesecake), you are asked to select the ‘severity’ or ‘level’ of the sin from 1-5 (being from minor or accidental to very serious).
once this is done, the sin is added to your ‘confession’ tally. you then have three options: (a) to confess more sins (
to review your confession or (c) to proceed to confessional. (i got class-d gluttony !).
once you have ‘fessed up to your hearts content, you click ‘proceed to confessional’, where you will be given absolution for your sin and provided with a relevant reading to guide you.
(you will also be advised to go to the authorities and confess if you have broken the law of your land !).
all in all, i had a hard time believing this. i’m not even sure what i think of the concept, or even if the site itself is genuine, but i'd appreciate any thoughts. Link