The Jenni site represents the worst of who we are, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver told a packed Catholic Conference on New Technologies in the citys public library. He said the point of the conference --attended by seven cardinals and 50 bishops, among others -- was to discover new ways of speaking to the people who know computers and things.
To begin this stunning technological leap, the church invited Leo Hindery, president of Tele-Communications Inc., to speak on Jenni and other matters. "It may sound pathetic," said Hindery, "but men worldwide regard Jenni as their virtual girlfriend. Unfortunately, he neglected to give out the URL.