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Priest uses snapchat to hear confessions

A San Antonio (USA) man who says he is a Catholic priest says he’s offering confessions digitally for the first time through the Snapchat app.

The man who goes by “@PriestDavid”  said this experiment started out as a way to help a college student with a project.

He wants to remain anonymous and not identify his congregation, however, he has been a man of the cloth for 23 years.

“It’s not confession.  It’s not what the sacrament is all about,” said Rev. Tony Vilano.

Vilano hears confessions in person daily at San Fernando Cathedral.

He questions who could be behind the online confessions. Read more

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