[Salvation]

You say something about what Paul wrote, but are you ignoring what JESUS said as quoted in the article? I'll take Jesus any day over St. Paul!

 For one thing, that’s how the Lord designed the sacrament. In John 20:21-23, Jesus breathed on the Apostles and said “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” Careful observation of Jesus’ words will show that while He is giving the Apostles the ability to forgive sins, they are also receiving the authority to make a judgment. There are certain cases where absolution may be denied and that decision would be impossible without knowing the details of the offense. Therefore, verbal confession of sins is necessary. Another very logical argument for confessing your sins to another individual is that we tend to be very lenient with ourselves. Jesus was well aware of our human nature when He instituted the sacrament of Confession. Verbalizing your sins to another individual requires a much greater level of humility than confessing them in your own mind. Throughout the gospels, Our Lord stressed the importance of humility for His followers and this is one more way to practice that virtue.

[RoadGumby]

And yet you pray to Paul. I’ll pray to Jesus. You confess to a man, I’ll confess to Jesus.

You do as you wish, work out your salvation, Salvation. I will trust in the Lord, not a man.

I picture Jesus listening to Paul saying “Jesus, Salvation has prayed for such and such.”

Jesus says “I wonder why I didn;t hear from him direct?”