LOL, it’s funny you repent re: the confessions. Btw, my very liberal Jewish friend told me years ago that Josephus was a notorious liar; but I don’t know if that is true.
There seem to be two arguments contra Josephum - one, that he was a liar; two, that all the parts liberal Jewish persons do not like are "interpolated" (same as the Jesus Project does with all the miracles).
It's only fair to repent wrt St. Augustine - he did it a lot too.