Truly - a man who has prayed out loud in church has received his reward in full.
“and the publican beat his breast and said “God be merciful to me a sinner”.
I guess any public confession of faith in prayer form won’t be listened to by the Father. /s
The supposed man you mention is praying in church, not praying a boastful prayer out loud in the public square. The rich Pharisee was bragging about himself in prayer; he wasn’t beseeching God for the salvation of souls and asking for healing blessings on Mr. Jones and For Mrs. Phillips who was facing cancer surgery.