Last but not least: Confession in the 21st century
Sitting next to the priest in the confessional and hoping for forgiveness is a thing of the past. Modern Catholics no longer need to make a pilgrimage to church for this; instead, they can go to confession from the comfort of their own homes—thanks to the Internet.
Sitting down next to the priest in the confessional and hoping for forgiveness was yesterday. Modern Catholics no longer need to make a pilgrimage to church, but can confess from the comfort of their own homes - the Internet makes it possible. At confessional.com, the virtual confessional, anyone can get their worries off their chest or write them. At the same time, they can compare their own sins with those of others.
Since confessions can be made completely anonymously, the inhibition threshold does not seem to be particularly high. So the curious user is not spared intimate details of the fantasies and misdeeds of his fellow sinners. For example, one can read: "I hate my ex-boyfriend so much that I can't even put it into words. Since yesterday I have the test results from the routine smear test at the gynecologist. I caught chlamydia from my ex who cheated on me".
There is even a category for hobby psychologists: "Help & Comment. If all is lost, the sinner will find various suggestions in the Google ads further down: Clicking on the link "Fremdgehen" (cheating) takes you to various ads that promise women from the Ukraine or beautiful Thai women, among other things.
Since confessions can be made completely anonymously, the inhibition threshold does not seem to be particularly high. So the curious user is not spared intimate details of the fantasies and misdeeds of his fellow sinners. For example, one can read: "I hate my ex-boyfriend so much that I can't even put it into words. Since yesterday I have the test results from the routine smear test at the gynecologist. I caught chlamydia from my ex who cheated on me".
There is even a category for hobby psychologists: "Help & Comment. If all is lost, the sinner will find various suggestions in the Google ads further down: Clicking on the link "Fremdgehen" (cheating) takes you to various ads that promise women from the Ukraine or beautiful Thai women, among other things.
