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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 (b) 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



...sorry, more constructive....erm....what is the world coming to, when people have a website they can go and confess their sins to? You can do it in the comfort of your own home, how amazing....I tell ya these are scary times we live in, it makes me wonder what will be next....