“You think that DIED with Jesus, that ONLY the 12 Apostles had that given to them.....”
Consider the example of Peter, who you regard as the 1st Pope. Surely, if anyone would demonstrate the Roman example of confession, it would be him, correct?
Acts 8:18-24
“18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
23For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
24Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.”
When Simon, who had been baptized into the Church, committed a grave sin, Peter admonishes him. Does Peter then advise him to confess his sin and receive penance? No, Peter advises him to repent of his sin, and pray to the Lord for forgiveness. Not to repent, pray, then come back to Peter for confession, but to receive forgiveness directly from the Lord!
Simon even asks Peter to pray for him that he may escape judgment, and yet even though Simon seems to be appealing to Peter’s power as an Apostle, as if he believes the Lord will respect Peter’s prayers more than Simon’s, we have no indication that Peter took this as a “confession” and prescribed penance. There is only silence to answer this request, as Acts moves on to the next part of the narrative.
So, if Peter, your “1st Pope” did not practice Roman confession, why do Catholics today not follow his example?
OMG!! “Pray to the Lord for me and ask that non of the things you have spoken of may befall me”. geesh.
> “So, if Peter, your “1st Pope” did not practice Roman confession, why do Catholics today not follow his example?”
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That truly has been the question for the entire 1600 years that the Roman apostasy has existed. Why do they not follow the clear examples and commandments of the Apostles?