Confessions II

Tridentine Bishop Michael Cox of County Offaly, Ireland, has come up with a way to minister and to help pay for restorations at his church at the same time: a “healing and confession line”. For one pound a minute, callers can choose to talk to the bishop, connect with a “healing line”, or say their confessions. “There is a genuine need for a service like this, especially for people who are housebound or living in isolated areas,” Cox said. However, a spokesman at the Vatican didn’t think so. “Anyone who believes that by participating in this form of confession is having a valid sacrament is mistaken. Personal encounter is part of the sacrament of confession by definition,” he said. (Reuters) ...To confess to lying, press 1. To confess to adultery, press 2. To confess to....