Do you think this event is associated with evil?
“Evil” as in demonic? No!
A low level of greed or perceived need to appear technologically savvy, yes. Maybe someone at Econe is a techy and truly thinks people will find it convenient? That’s entirely possible because the majority of people there will probably be under age 60. They never functioned as a full adult in the pre-digital world.
Now, if you don’t own an iPhone, I wonder if they’ll take cash, check, or credit card? Can you fly if you don’t own an iPhone? All I have is this decade old tablet that won’t update or load new apps. I own a dumb cell phone, circa 1999.
Need I say I will not be going to the consecrations.