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And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."

Not seeing the problem with the Catholic sacrament of reconciliation here. Christ gives His Church the authority to forgive sins.

How do you get your sins forgiven? Do you shyly admit Divine sinlessness? I hope not.

Do you boldly declare that Christ will forgive your sins whether you repent of them or not? I hope not!

Rather: I hope and trust that when you have sinned you go to Christ - as best you can - and repent.

So it is with the Church, which is Christ's body. We go to His body, where He is truly present. We confess our sins and repent of them, and we resolve not to sin again. And Christ forgives us. This is a simply tremendous thing!

Trust in Christ! Trust in the Divine Mercy! Don't be a stranger!

"To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, NOT IMPUTING their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation." 2 Cor. 5:19.

Read 2 Cor. 5:14-21 for a complete understanding of reconciliation.

It says nothing about a priest being able to remit or retain sins. It says nothing about retaining sins at all. It says nothing about "The Church" acting in any way between man and God.

"Not seeing the problem with the Catholic sacrament of reconciliation here. Christ gives His Church the authority to forgive sins."

The grave error the Roman Catholic Church makes is assuming that Jesus is speaking to them. Tragically, they do not read the rest of the story.

"And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed." See if you can find this in the "movie".

Predestined to believe? Appears so.