Luke 11 1Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." 2And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. 3 Give us each day our daily bread, 4and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
Matthew 18:21-22 21Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" 22Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.
Nobody who claims to be a Christian has the permission or privilege, or luxury, to not forgive, including priests.
Who said anything about forgiveness? I was referring to the benefit of the doubt. There is nothing in Christianity that establishes a right to sin with impunity or demands that other Christians pretend is isn't sin.