art by Anthony Freda
The
Council of Trent made confession mandatory in 1541. It was used as a
way to monitor heretical thoughts and actions by an establishment
obsessed with defending ideological orthodoxy, controlling the narrative
and punishing dissent.
It
functioned as an intelligence operation for the inquisition. Dangerous
information could be extracted with a little discreet and expert probing
from the father confessor. It also became a vehicle for exposing the
sins of your enemies as well as yourself through innuendo.
Is Facebook a digital confession booth? We expose our thoughts, bias,
and actions to people behind a screen without a clear understanding of
how our information can and will be used against us. Are we
subconsciously looking for the forgiveness, punishment and promise of
salvation penance provides?
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