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Rev. Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, right, flanked by Archbishop Claudio Celli, head of the Vatican's social communications office, gestures as he talks to the media on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011

Open quoteOne cannot speak in any way of 'confession by iPhone.' Close quote

  • FATHER FEDERICO LOMBARDI,
  • Vatican spokesman, clarifying the position of the Catholic Church on an application that claims to grant absolution; apparently, there must be a personal dialogue between the confessor (usually a priest) and the penitent
Photo: AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito | Source: NYT