Completely unimpressed.
Be careful with your words. You wouldn't want to speak evil heresies.
True, you can confess your sins to a priest. But you're almost certainly a protestant, and therefore have no way to do that. So I am surprised you'd bring this passage up.
Quoting a single verse out of context and asserting your interpretation, which wasn't known for the first 1500 years of Christianity is correct, and everyone else is wrong.
Bold move Cotton, let's see if it pays off.
I am definitely not proud enough to be a protestant. Can't be that arrogant.
Yawn.
I honestly feel bad for you. Your pride will lead to your destruction. You've hardened your heart like the Pharisees, and refuse to follow the Church (the Church, not the Bible), that Christ founded, instead making yourself a god.
I hope God gives you the grace of true repentance. I hope He leads you to the truth, and allows you to understand the absolutely hilarious silliness of your man-made traditions.
The Catechism says an Act of Perfect Contrition is possible.
The question is, though, do you know how to even perform one? Do you know what it means? Do you think you're that pious?
The Prophets and the Apostles you mock by rejecting Apostolic Succession? The Doctrine they taught about Bishops and priests and the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist?
It's hard for me to take you seriously when you say these things. You clearly don't know what you're talking about, and are used to talking to others who are the same. I hope you study the issue and stop following men who have no authority. I hope you actually seek truth, and not self gratification.
You write like a bot, and you are ignoring the fact that Christ told Peter that what he binds on Earth will be bound in Heaven, and what he looses on Earth will be loosed in Heaven.
You can make up whatever interpretation of the Bible you want. You can mock Christ by ignoring His teaching and the teaching of His apostles if you want. But I'm not going to take you seriously as an authority when you do. Why would I?
From whence do you get your authority, heretic?
LOL You've read zero Church Fathers. You lie so easily. It's even in the Bible, with the laying on of hands.
For those with eyes to see, let them see. https://www.churchfathers.org/apostolic-succession
You can follow whatever heresy you want. You enjoy making stuff up, and separating yourself from the Church. No one can come to Christ who is not drawn by the Father. I hope that the Father draws you, and does not leave you in your proud ignorance and iniquity.
Amazing that it took 2020 years for that to be revealed. You should go back in history and let the Church know they were doing it wrong. Let the Disciples know they interpreted Christ incorrectly, and you, some random person 2000 years later has the truth. I'm sure they wouldn't stone you to death for your pride, arrogance, and stupidity.
You're playing a dangerous game.
And not a single example of what you're saying from anyone inside the Church for 2000 years. Just you saying it.
I ask again, heretic. From whence do you get your authority to speak on these matters? Realize that the punishment for being a false prophet in the OT is stoning to death (hence why all the jews wanted to stone Christ, for they did not have eyes to see or ears to hear either).
So you take your authority from the Bible that the Catholic Church gave to you.
And you want me to take you seriously?
You're hilarious.
>They certainly never taught one needed "authority" to speak their Doctrine.
lol remind me what Paul said to the Galatians?
>8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
You're playing a very, very dangerous game.
You blaspheme and lie easier than satan.
You can't answer any charge. You just make stuff up, and expect people to take you seriously. You also type like a schizo.
There's nothing to refute. You refute yourself.
Yup. All I have is the teaching of the Church for 2000 years. You have your opinion. Good luck with that.