[Salvation]

Yes, it is found in Scripture.

“Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them, whose sins you hold bound shall be held bound.” Paraphrasing —

[Luircin]

“Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them, whose sins you hold bound shall be held bound.”

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That... has nothing to do with doing penance. That’s pure grace through faith, not doing works to work off sin.

Unless you define it differently.

[metmom]

Presuming that it indeed means what y'all claim, which of the apostles is still alive to do that for us.

Besides, God overrides it with THIS promise......

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

So explain to me how a priest can override God's promise.