Iceland Responds To iPhone App
You've probably heard the buzz about Confession: A Roman Catholic App. [Yes, this actually exists. Check out the link.]
The creators--not THE Creator, just the makers of the app--say their software is seriously designed to help believers with the sacrament, and to help those who have left the church take a digital step back home.
"A digital step back home?" said Teitr Teitsson, a custodian at a free Lutheran church in unincorporated northern Iceland. "More like dipping your toe back into the pit of Hell."
During an interview via Skype, Teitsson spoke on behalf of all the citizens of Iceland.
"Confessing a sin would involve accountability. What does that have to do with Icelanders? I mean, let's keep it biblical and follow the words of Martin Luther himself: 'Don't apologize; never explain.' Or did Michael Douglas say that in Wall Street? Either way, I'm not going to share anything personal with a cell phone. Or let people get into my business on facebook."
Teitsson, who previously worked at the state church, summed up the thoughts of everyone in his country. "I used to sweep floors at a Church of Iceland. And when I didn't show up for three weeks, it's like they put ME in a confessional booth. I said, 'You're not the Pope. I don't gotta tell you nothing.' So I moved up north to a really small church. And they let me sleep in the basement. No more Catholic-style inquisitions. That's bullshit."
Since this morning's interview, both Mr. Teitsson, and his church's entire cellar of communion wine have been reported missing.
The creators--not THE Creator, just the makers of the app--say their software is seriously designed to help believers with the sacrament, and to help those who have left the church take a digital step back home.
"A digital step back home?" said Teitr Teitsson, a custodian at a free Lutheran church in unincorporated northern Iceland. "More like dipping your toe back into the pit of Hell."
During an interview via Skype, Teitsson spoke on behalf of all the citizens of Iceland.
"Confessing a sin would involve accountability. What does that have to do with Icelanders? I mean, let's keep it biblical and follow the words of Martin Luther himself: 'Don't apologize; never explain.' Or did Michael Douglas say that in Wall Street? Either way, I'm not going to share anything personal with a cell phone. Or let people get into my business on facebook."
Teitsson, who previously worked at the state church, summed up the thoughts of everyone in his country. "I used to sweep floors at a Church of Iceland. And when I didn't show up for three weeks, it's like they put ME in a confessional booth. I said, 'You're not the Pope. I don't gotta tell you nothing.' So I moved up north to a really small church. And they let me sleep in the basement. No more Catholic-style inquisitions. That's bullshit."
Since this morning's interview, both Mr. Teitsson, and his church's entire cellar of communion wine have been reported missing.