[packrat01]

I called him "dad" or "pa". Priests set themselves up to be "as gods" by forgiving sins?.

I'm an above-average Protestant, as I know of that which I'm protesting.

[Junior]

You know, I've been a Catholic for 40 years now, and my wife converted in 2002; neither of us has heard a priest say he's forgiven our sins.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. [1Jo 1:9]

Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. [Jam 5:16]