Confession Snapchat - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:26:25 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Confession Snapchat - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Priest uses snapchat to hear confessions https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/03/06/priest-uses-snapchat-to-hear-confessions/ Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:20:22 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=68664 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 Read more

Priest uses snapchat to hear confessions... Read more]]> 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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