This autumn, a Swiss Catholic church installed an AI Jesus in a confessional to interact with visitors. The installation was a two-month project in religion, technology and art titled “Deus in Machina ...
The Saints, who were almost without imperfection, went to confession frequently. Q. 784. Should a person go to Communion after confession even when the confessor does not bid him go? A.
In 1215, a new church document mandated that every Catholic go to confession and receive Holy Communion at least once a year. Priests who revealed the identity of any penitent faced severe penalties.