The Only Priest We Need

The discussion was friendly but deep: “I just don’t understand why I have to go to a priest, who is a mere mortal, to hear my confessions and have my sins forgiven.” It was an honest statement and needed to be answered. Indeed, no human priest, regardless of ecclesiastical authorization by ceremony or position, can forgive sins. Only God can (Isa. 43:25; Lk. 5:21, 24). Still, the doctrine