Yes, the people might stop going to confession. That may or may not be good, depending on your point of view. I remember when I was a catholic, I was going to confession one day, and confessing some quite racy sins. The priest started asking some probing questions. I thought he was getting his jollies, so I lied to him about it. Never again did I EVER confess my racy sins, so it had the same affect, as if the priest snitched.
I wanted to know if it’s still true, that Catholics need a priest, to interpret scripture for them? Another thing. There isn’t a Free Republic thread, that’s ever been throd (I just invented a new word 😁) where every post has been right on the topic. This thread is no exception.
In the Church of Mark17, you are free to tell people what to do.
We are Christians, we do what Christ tells us.