What are they for? Reminds me of down on the farm...
They're as necessary as teats on a boar hog.
Why have a priest do what YOU can do directly with God Almighty through the shed blood of His Son Jesus Christ? Did not Christ teach is disciples to pray? Did have tell them to go to Father Confessor and have him pray to God in their stead?
No... He taught them to pray... just as we are to pray. I certainly ask my brothers and sisters in Christ to pray for me for certain needs/issues... but I pray to God to confess my sins and repent. No one else can do that for me but Christ. He intercedes for me. Not Mary, nor any other.
What are priests for? Not much.
Hoss
Scripture: But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, , just as we have the Israelites described in the OT as a priestly nation with ministerial priests, so too we see in the NT, Christians as a royal priesthood of all and too some elders, pastors and other ministerial priests.
So where they sing in heaven:
(Revelation 5:10) -- And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
We could reasonably interpret it thus:
And hast made us unto our God kings and something as useful as tits on a boar hog: ...
Well you all DO read the Bible in a novel way!