[narses]

“Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ “

[CynicalBear]

You really don’t get it do you? We are told we have been given the Holy Spirit just as the apostles were and that there is no distinction between us and them. You can post that verse all you want. It doesn’t mean what you wish it did.