My Confession

The Cardinal was right when he radically opposed to the sacrament of the confession to be carried out by phone or online. This proposal was still in it's infancy not long ago, but definitely the first in Spain, keen on invention, but as far as I know, not accepted by majority.

A lot of the old habits and customs have changed or modified with the advance of technology, in all aspects and in all fields. Nowadays people want everything done quickly, easily, best still without having to actually 'Do' it physically. Things not able to do by pressing a couple of buttons on the keyboard are often simply not done at all. Or get ignored, or postponed for so long that's it's cause or reason of doing it has lost it's sense or productivity originally planned for.

People don't write letters any more, except one or two liners in an email. No visiting friends or relatives because the 2 liners have done the 'visiting'. We don't go to libraries because we can Google everything we wish to know. We can consult doctors online, and even medical operations can be carried out without any surgeons need to lay a little finger on you. There are already Sunday Mass you can attend, still in your pajamas with a hangover, just go online, sitting with your coffee and toast during the sermon, saving a lot of time and bother. And now you are protected by the absolution day and night as well, without having to make a trip to the church to confess your naughty thoughts and deeds.

Bet that would be very popular with a lot of people. I probably belong to the minority, wanting my life experience to be real and tangible, including the bumbling bits. The reason I have a 'Must see' movie list, and a 'Must read' book list, and a 'Must visit restaurants' list, and a few more other 'Must this and that' list ... all half a mile long. Most of these I can do online too. but that would be cheating myself out of the pleasure of actually doing them step by step, even the boring bits, the travel for instance, the wait, the time, the expenses, maybe even the disappointment of finding something not quite as I had expected it to be. But I want to be able to go through all that myself, with my body and soul, not just using my fingers.

I haven't committed any major sins, not for a while anyway; so for now, I am at ease with myself and with a clear conscience. But, I think if and when I do, (commit a sin I mean) I might just try the confession online, since I am not Catholic. In a private Blog, as nobody could forgive me except myself.

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